I wonder if anyone has info on this beast? 9/8 with horn scales. I like the grinding wheel/pulley setup on the back tang!
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I wonder if anyone has info on this beast? 9/8 with horn scales. I like the grinding wheel/pulley setup on the back tang!
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Well, I suppose starting a thread stimulates! I have found that the tang stamp indicates it was imported into France and is German made.
I reckon that Jourdain was a French dealer. The grinding wheel on the back tang should be a clue to the maker?
Pretty sweet Tom I may not know anything about the maker, but I do know what I like.
And Me Likey!!!! :tu
Darl (Tarkus)
That is one sweet piece of steel, very nice.
Eric
Is that the one on eBay?
No. I don't see a Jourdain there?
That is one beautiful razor the deep grind on the blade is stunning. Camille Page, mentioned a few Jourdain Coutellerie in his books "La coutellerie depuis l'origine jusqu'à nos jours", a reference cutlery encyclopedia.
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I tried to search for the trademark with the grinding wheel but didnt find anything worth mentoning. On a hunch, looking at your pics once again,
the number 41 1/4 and found 2 examples of Solingen razors with a big blade wich is somewhat unusual for older German razors from the same maker. http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...41-1-4-ak.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...8-monster.html
Its a long shot but possible!
Excellent detective work, Martin! (as usual!). The razor itself seems a dead ringer for the Knyn in the first link you provided. The sucker is pretty big, so I wondered if it was not ground on a 41 1/4 wheel! :D.
Well, if nothing comes up, I shall call it a Solingen Knyn, made for Jourdain in France! An old one, for shure!
Thank You, Sir! :chapeau