Which TI is this?

[Great White Shavealo]

I just received the below TI in the mail today. It is an awesome razor and I bought it for an excellent price! However, what I know about this blade is that it is one of the Dreadnought designs (see here for example), the scales are desert wood, the blade is C135 carbonsong, it is a 7/8, 1/4 ground, jimps top and bottom, and is in pristine condition.

However, there is no etching on the blade. Does anyone here recognize this TI? Do all TIs come with etching on the blade? I would like to identify this straight the best I can. Thank you for your input and help.

 

[thatsilverguy]

Show us a pic of the other side of the tang. Almost looks like a LE

 

[Great White Shavealo]

Show us a pic of the other side of the tang. Almost looks like a LE

Thanks for the response. There are no markings on the other side of the tang... it is blank.

 

[Great White Shavealo]

Show us a pic of the other side of the tang. Almost looks like a LE

Thank you for your information. The hint of it looking like an LE sent me searching for Grelot like new forgings and I eventually found this blade over at RasurPur.de. I then kept searching and found another "Grelot like" forging over at this site which shows what I have above, but in different scales.

So I am confident in what I have now. It is one of the new Le Grelot like forgings in Desert Ironwood scales. I paid well under $200 USD for this little baby and can't be happier!

Thanks again for the information.

 

[thatsilverguy]

Cool. I think you will be very happy with that razor. Care to share where you got it?

 

[Great White Shavealo]

Cool. I think you will be very happy with that razor. Care to share where you got it?

Oddly enough, I scored it on EBay of all places!

 

[mdunn]

If it came with that sleeve, it probably originated at the superior shave - probably worth a look there

 

[life2short1971]

This is the Grelot like new forging 1/4 hollow 7/8 that Rasurpur was selling. Its a great blade and they were between $250-$300 new. It is one of the Grelot like new forgings and I regret selling mine.

 

[thatsilverguy]

Oddly enough, I scored it on EBay of all places!

It happens. I guess I have not been looking hard enough.

If it came with that sleeve, it probably originated at the superior shave - probably worth a look there

Jarrod has posted that he will not be getting anymore Le Grelots, and I think TIs as well. TSS apparently was not doing the volume TI wanted

 

[Great White Shavealo]

If it came with that sleeve, it probably originated at the superior shave - probably worth a look there

I bought seven of those sleeves for my rotation blades and this TI is definitely in the rotation. I just had it laying in place for the picture.