Civil War Razor - Now on display!

I started a thread back in March on a vintage straight razor with a 'civil war' pedigree. See thread here:
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/civil-war-era-rebel-razor.43727/

I finally got around to getting this old razor mounted for display. No, never had plans on shaving with it.
Some pics...

 

I love everything that you did! Absolutely fantastic!!

 

That is an excellent display!

 

Great job, Kevin. Display it proudly.

 

Can't see the pics at work. Gotta wait 'til I get home.

 

Absolutely fantastic

 

I did catch a boo-boo!
I mistyped the date on the background art (duh!) and it has been corrected (its 'April' not 'August').....

 

Sweet!

 

Very Nice!..

 

Perfect!

 

A very nice tribute to a classic shaver...

 

Kevin, as a history buff I respect what you did but would have to say your a better man than me. I would have had to have shaved with it at least once. Looks great, you made the right choice. Congrats.

 

Oh believe me, Steve, I was tempted to give this old razor a good clean up & run on the hones. However, the delicate condition of the engraved scales (wherein lies the real historicity of this item) gave me pause and so I opted to not 'mess' with the overall condition of the razor. I have a couple other Wostenholm framebacks that I have shaved with from around that era so I'm familiar with the 'feel.' I decided some items are best left as is and not risk furthe possible deterioration.

 

I agree. You did a beautiful job creating a display for the fabulous relic!

 

I agree.

 

Bloody fantastic presentation Kevin, and an absolutely perfect way to display such an historical artifact. You smashed it out of the park.

Well Done!