# Heljestrand MK No. 12

_Vendor Description_

> _Age Range_: Circa 1950s-1970s
> _Manufacturer_: C.V. Heljestrand, Eskilstuna Sweden
> _Restoration_: lightly polished and cleaned to remove all staining, newly made scales were fitted and finally the blade was honed, stropped and sanitized.
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> _Material_: Stainless Steel
> _Width_: 7/8″ wide from edge to top of spine at the widest point
> _Grind_: Full Hollow
> _Hone Wear_: very light 
> _Tip_: Square
> _Finishes_: Crocus (mirror) finish, slight glazed finish to the blade faces, nice crisp etch
> _Condition_: Very good, only the lightest blemishes (patina) remaining in the steel, commensurate with its age
> _Shave ready_: Yes, freshly honed with one layer or tape on the spine, stropped and sanitized, ready to shave immediately
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> _Scales_: These are new scales, made with care in our workshop
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> _Material_: Genuine over 15,000 year old Siberian Mammoth tusk Ivory, excavated from the Siberian Permafrost with a brown horn spacer wedge
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> _Pinning_: nickel silver reproduction pins & washers
> _Condition_: Stunning, glossy and highly polished, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them

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