A few of my straight razors:

[cevulirn]

These first two are a couple of wide old razors from Sheffield, England. More to come.

http://i56.tinypic.com/xlfl6q.jpg


http://i53.tinypic.com/2gt528p.jpg

[Richard Simmons]

Excellent. What is the cut out area for on the end/tip of the first razor?

[old Grump]

I don't see it on his razor handle but all the razors I have seen with a cutout in the tip of the blade had a button lock to hold the blade closed.

[cevulirn]

The cut out on the end of the razor is called a Barber's Notch. Its origins have been lost in time, but one theory is that it was used to assist in opening the razor one handed.

[cevulirn]

Here's 5 of the razors that I use, artisticly arranged.

http://i52.tinypic.com/16lkbkk.jpg