Wade & Butcher For Barbers Use

Manufacturer: Wade & Butcher, Sheffield England

• Age Range: circa mid-late 1800s
• Restoration: Fully restored: The blade was fully re-ground to remove corrosion and hone wear, fully polished, fitted with the restored original scales, repinned and honed to a superior shave ready state

Blade

• Material: Sheffield Crucible Steel (carbon steel)
• Width: 15/16" wide from edge to top of spine at the widest point
• Grind: Quarter Hollow
• Hone Wear: None at all, careful regrinding has left the blade with no hone wear and a thin, even bevel at the edge 
• Tip: Barbers Notch
• Finishes: Crocus (mirror) finish all over
• Condition: Just beautiful, only some scattered minor blemishes (patina) remaining in the steel, commensurate with its age
• Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed and stropped and sanitized, fully ready to shave

Scales

• Material: Original black horn with lead spacer wedge, polished to a high gloss and fitted with brass hardware
• Pinning: Brass beehive style pins and washers, only the pivot pin and washers have been replaced
• Condition: Gorgeous, great especially for their age, the blade centers well between them and is balanced well

An original Wade & Butcher box is included as shown