Swedish steel - pics. More info anyone?

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

Just got this frameback today and it is possible it has ivory scales. They are so very thin and yet intact with no splits. Note also the very short finger hold on the end. The print on the blade is worn but here is my best shot at what it says:

Along the spine on one side it is embossed: "Sweden." Underneath on the blade it says "Patent" in stylized 1880's font.

Along the spine on the other side it is embossed: "Fagersta Martin-Stal." You can just see the small dot over the top of the "A" in the word "Stal" unique to the Swedish language. On the blade there is a fish with mouth open and underneath "Trademarke."

On the tang: "Copenhagen 1883.... Boston USA 1883... Feismedailler..." Also can just make out "Leik..."

Does anyone know anything about this? Graybeard, calling Graybeard...

 

[Mike H]

Sweet! Looks like ivory to me. Not familiar with the blade, however, I would bet it will shave great.

 

[Doc226]

Quite a bevel on it or is it an illusion?

 

[professorchaos]

If memory serves me, that's an Eric Anton Berg and an excellent shaver. Looks like ivory scales too.

That's neither a bevel nor an illusion. The blades were made that way (it's been too long since I looked at mine to explain it further).

 

[MilkyLee]

I agree with Henry, that shark (or whatever fish that is) logo was Eric Anton Berg's.

 

[BakerAndBadger]

Yeah looks like a Berg to me too and I'd say ivory. Nice score!

 

[KW Driver]

yeah, and the thickest looking ivory I've seen.

 

[hudik]

It's an Erik Anton Berg. The barely legible script beneath the shark on the blade says "Skyddsmärke" or 'protection mark'.

 

[BakerAndBadger]

It's an Erik Anton Berg. The barely legible script beneath the shark on the blade says "Skyddsmärke" or 'protection mark'.

Skid marks are something else where I come from