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gugi
05-27-2009, 04:52 PM
Another duplicate for me, a Hess 44 which are among the smoothest stainless razors.

The size is 11/16, the grind is full hollow. The blade is very clean, but it's not perfect. The flattening on the spine is minimal, but I had to remove about 1/64" of the width while honing. I did tape the spine.
The point is square and rather sharp which is my preference. It's easy to be muted and I have no problem doing that if the buyer wants me to.

The scales are cracked ice plastic and the front one is slightly warped which doesn't affect closing in any way.

It was hard to capture the gold wash while having the rest of the razor exposed properly, but it says 'Hess, Stainless Steel, Frozen Temper'.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

$125 shipped uninsured 1st class worldwide - other shipping options at buyers expense.

gugi
05-29-2009, 09:14 AM
bump

gugi
06-03-2009, 02:40 PM
another bump

gugi
06-16-2009, 02:58 PM
no more bumps, this razor was sold.

cfriend
06-16-2009, 04:28 PM
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=52925&stc=1&d=1243468330

Cool picture. Do all straight blades look like this?

gugi
06-16-2009, 04:42 PM
No, they're all ground differently. This is a full hollow grind, with double hollowing. In fact see below three different grinds (the first one is the same, just a light reflecting in it and I thought it isn't as good as the one with the black background reflection.
The second one is another full hollow grind but there is some nice tapering (it's a 'diamond steel' razor, so it fits it rather nicely), then there's the hollowing from an extra hollow ground w&b for barber's use, and finally there are two wedgier grinds - one is early 1800s the other is probably mid early to mid 1900s.

Enjoy