Grandpa's Straight

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by otherstar, Apr 11, 2012.

  1. otherstar

    otherstar Rodney Dangerfield of TSD

    I started DE shaving about 4 years ago using my grandpa's 1954 Super Speed. I started using a straight last year. My mom recently found one of my grandpa's straights and sent it to me. I had a little rust near the tang and pin which came off easily with a little sanding. Otherwise, I did about 10 laps each on the two hones I have: one is grey and I don't know the grit, and the other is a barber's hone (both had been his as well) and the razor was good to go after sitting in a cedar chest since at least 1972 when he died, probably not used since some time in the 1950's when he switched to a DE because of his health.

    I know next to nothing other than that it has Weyer's Special stamped on one side of the tang and scales, and it has Geo. H. Weyer St. Joseph, MO stamped on the other side of the tang.

    Pics:
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    Other side:
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