They made a lot of cutlery and firearms "back in the day".
OUR CELEBRATED 5/6 RAZOR
Bone scales, semi wedge, "hollow point", complete with a hole on the back side of the spine.
No clue about the 5/6 unless it was a price.
I figure 1860's to 1890's.
It's a bitch to hone. LOL
Unwin & Rodgers
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Re: Unwin & Rodgers
WOW! That has to be a really rare one!
I have a friend in New Hampshire that owned an Unwin & Rogers knife pistol but someone made him an offer he couldn't refuse and he sold it.Doubled his investment as I recall.
Willie: I think the 5/6 is a reference to the size of the razor.Seems to me I recall reading that on a razor forum I used to subscribe to.
I have a friend in New Hampshire that owned an Unwin & Rogers knife pistol but someone made him an offer he couldn't refuse and he sold it.Doubled his investment as I recall.
Willie: I think the 5/6 is a reference to the size of the razor.Seems to me I recall reading that on a razor forum I used to subscribe to.
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Re: Unwin & Rodgers
Doesn't have anything to do with the size as most are and have always been measured in 8th's.
That one is a 6/8 or 3/4. The 5/6 would work out to 30/36ths as posted and the blade is actually 27/36th's.
Doesn't look like it's been honed down very much. Possible I guess, but it is an odd way to mark one.
That one is a 6/8 or 3/4. The 5/6 would work out to 30/36ths as posted and the blade is actually 27/36th's.
Doesn't look like it's been honed down very much. Possible I guess, but it is an odd way to mark one.
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Might refer to the price in shillings and pence.Seems I've seen USA made razors marked with the price on the blade.Whatever the case it is still a rare find.
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I've wondered if that was the case myself.
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Re: Unwin & Rodgers
It might be the price. That is how they did their prices here it would have been shillings and pence. The D is the first letter of the old Latin word for pennies.
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