Real tortoiseshell scales?

[Reinholder]

This thread is wonderful. I’ve been on the hunt for some of these scales for some time.

 

[Darren J 67]

That’s dyed horn. Nicer than plastic but not tortoise. The light areas in dyed horn were always greener than real tortoise.

Signs of tortoise:

The dark/light areas are less well defined.
Most 20th century tortoise did not use pin collars
Tortoise was always expensive, you don’t find it on cheap razors.

Here are some examples. Note that Heljestrand used a darker variety.

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Very nice indeed

 

[Steve56]

Thank you sir!

 

[Butch Waxx]

Wow, those look beautiful, especially that last one, looks like veins of gold in black rock.
I see what you mean about the dyed horn ones being greener, it still looks cool, but not a patch on the real tortoiseshell you've just shown me

Wow!!!! I’m impressed someone has a “Razor Cloth”.

But that is certainly a beautiful razor!

 

[TortieShave]

@Reinholder

Sent you a message a while back about an available pair of scales on shell.

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