Chinese Straight Razors?

Tonight's shave was with a Chinese Straight Razor. If I remember correctly, it cost under $5.00 delivered. I had issues with honing this razor, but since corrected the issues. I had a super smooth 2 pass shave, with BBS results. Only some irritation in one small area, due to a Pakistani razor I tried the night before. Properly honed, this razor can go head to head with some of the best razors out there.

Razor- Chinese "Gold Dollar 66"
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

I've found Cloud blades to be on park with Shark.

 

The Gold Dollars require modifications and it varies from razor to razor. If you have skills they can made into nice razors. I do not have skills so I bought a modified GD and it looks and shaves great.

 

It does look nice. Time for me to break out the Dremel, and do some grinding.

 

That is a fine looking razor.
Where did you get it, if you don't mind me asking.?

 

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Here's my least expensive SR.
Chinese Gold Dollar 100.
Works great for me.

I've had it for many years now.

 

What? Jakarta? Can you give me the detail address?

I am from Jakarta and surely this will be an exciting hunt!

 

Oy. Ask @DaltonGang about them. I gave him two of my four, which were picked up a decade ago.

The red box in this picture is from a Double Arrow 66


Here's what the buggers look like - not a perfect picture.



Here's what the later, Gold Dollar 66's look like.

 

Can't wait for @DaltonGang for the address............

 

I meant to ask him about how they are. He doesn't have the address - the ones he has, I passed along. I picked them up years ago at a local store. I have two left.

I'll try to get you a better picture of the box.

 

Here's a BIN wanting $30 for one, from Indonesia. Don't even think about it, Jakarta or not. It's not a especially wonderful anything, and it's not worth even ten bucks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Chinese-Double-Arrow-No-66-Straight-Barber-Razor-/192190737855

 

Thank you.
After carefully examining the picture from eBay and considering your advice, I will definitely NOT buy this razor!

 

They are big, chunky, and rough looking. I don't know how the steel is, on the Double Arrow, because I haven't honed one yet. The scales are unusable, in their present form. These are a 100% project razor. But, before I think about making one into a fun project, I will take the time and see if the steel can take, and hold an edge. I tried honing and shaving with a Pakistani Razor, and found they are only good for letter openers.