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Straight razor. C. W. Engel. Raised hunting scene of horse and riders following dogs chasing deer through the woods. Colored in burgundy on imitation ivory. Pile side is fully decorated with symbols: fox head, rifle, crossbow, spears, skull and cross, horn, wreath, etc. This is a symbolic Germanic hunting theme, marked on tang "C. W. Engels Solingen-Focre 57" with cherub holding an "S" maker's mark. This razor handle pattern is #17 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.