The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

Thank You Buddy..I Will Give Ya the Low Down when I Get it..I Finished a Razor on My Newly Acquired Japanese Stone as Well..Oh My Gosh..Jeez Whiz..Oh..Man..What a Belter of an Ubermench Edge..

Billy..

 

The second Hisha-kaku 500 (rook-bishop, from Japanese chess/shogi and the 1960’s cult yakusa movie) came in today to pair up with its brother. Nice to see this one, these are some of the finest made razors that I’ve ever seen by anone in any country. 1/4 hollow and shorter blades, the bevels are all but invisible because they’re ground so thinly at the edge.

 

This arrived today rather unexpectedly - I had thought that it was lost.

 

Very nice. Any idea when it was made?

 

It’s post War 2 style, so I’d guess 1950 - 1960, maybe early 1960s.

Billy has gotten some of these kinds of German razors and now has me looking for them too, so maybe he is a better one to date it.

Best,

Steve

 

Latest acquisition, 7 day set Wostenholm & Son. Waiting to get the razors coming week.
$245 freight included.






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Very very nice score.

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I have a soft spot for the Wostenholm Pipe razors, and those look beautiful - great pickup Hans!

 

Thanks!


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Thanks!


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Very nice Hans!

 

I just bought a Puma 5/8 silver steel razor for £62 - shave ready. I am chuffed!

 

Thanks Steve!


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They have arrived, some small damages on the plastic scales. But very nice blades 11/16”no nibs or cracks.

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Glad they made it to you intact Hans. I had thought those scales were of the natural variety.

 

Thanks Tom, I have a plan to change the scales into something more exotic then plastic. Same size and shape of course, could be a good hobby Wintertime. Also a good opportunity to polishing up the whole blade from dirt and rust.


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Send the old ones to me Hans!

 

Waiting for my first US made razor, Geneva Cutlery Corp. $45 freight included.



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Genevas are excellent razors Hans. The iron ore came from Michigan and crossed the Great Lakes in ore ships, then much of it was refined into iron and steel in places like Pittsburgh and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For knives and razors, it was a short trip from there to the Finger Lakes region of New York state and companies like Geneva, W.R. Case, and others.

 

BTW, Tim Zowada uses the same Michigan iron ore/sands when he makes his ‘timahagane’ steel.