The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

That shape kind of reminds me of my 7/8 Clauss. That means that I want one.

 

Thanks Mike/Steve. I have high hopes for this one
If it can touch the quality of a Clauss, I’ll be happy.

 

@DaltonGang here are the photos you asked for. This razor was made in England around 1830-40 by Charles McDaniel. It has Ivory scales with a silver wire inlay.

It has been wonderfully restored by Jamie Mahoney. I have a brief history on him and a pic of the street where it was made.

 

Thanks for the pics. The makers really took pride in their blades, back then. I really like the wire inlay Ivory scales.


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Beautiful razors @BearCWY - just beautiful.

 

Boxed gentleman’s pair, Japanese Kamisori. Probably pre-WW2.

 

A couple of Tanifuji masterpieces which found their way into my quiver recently. The Tanifuji Swedish steel Baba 862 with gorgeous golden yellow swirled scales, and a Tanifuji No. 1 Silver steel...both 13/16” in size and in mint condition. I’d never seen a No. 1 before, and the blank is identical to the Spalding / Command / MaxFli Gold.

No other Japanese western razors have impressed me nearly as much as Tanifuji’s with exception of the Eiko. Of course, I don’t own an Iwasaki western....yet.

 

Beautiful razors Mark, you just can’t go wrong with Tanifuji. The scales on that BaBa are gorgeous.

 

I want one of those red scale tanifuji razors. The baba looks great as well. I absolutely love japanese blades.

 

They’re fairly common. There’s a NOS Command in red scales on the bay, that’s the same razor, also made by Tanifuji according to Fikira’s blog.

 

Yea saw that but cant afford it. I've got to get my razors sold.

 

Thanks I do agree, back then it truly was an art form where they took pride in their work. I believe it was all hand made.

That is one beautiful pair of razors. I guess that is the only style I haven't tried to shave with yet.

 

Has anyone heard of, or shaved with a Rigolleto straight razor. I have one and it is a wonderful shaving razor. I just can't find much information about it or any for sale. I only have heard of one other. Here are a few pics of the one I own:


It's a 6/8 round point razor and holds a wonderful edge.

 

Your Straight was made for an import company in Boston .Hard to say who made it .But it looks like it was made in the 1920-1930's .Which was when quality was suburb .

 

The scales are almost identical to the ones on my Peter Michaels tru-edge. I wonder if yours was made by him.

 

Who got the cmon blackie yesterday on Ebay with the black scales

 

Thank you @BearCWY

 

WOW, It really does look the same as far as scales go and the razor except mine has a rounded end. I would sure like to find another Rigoletto razor or two, knowing the quality mine has. The only other one I had seen was in a video that DrMatt357 put out along with a shaving cream that's not sold to or in the US. I have both a Rigoletto razor and that soap. The soap is Calonie Earl Gray and it's made with sheeps milk.

 

The tru edge is a nice razor just I still prefer japanese blades. I fond it hard to find german blades that give the same shave as a japanese. I just have to take the time and make the for sale thread over here.

 

Thanks @Suhrim21 and Steve! Of all the countries which produced razors, Japanese ones are easily my favorite. And their most common size/grind — 13/16, half-hollow — suits me perfectly. With these additions I now have a few backup Tanifuji razors — mission accomplished!