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    Quote Originally Posted by WW243 View Post
    Martin, what do you make of the France/Françoise on the shank?
    Interesting didnt really notice that at first, cant really make out what its written. when you do get it please post what on there im really interested.

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    Will do. I'll make a list of everything written on the razor. Something feels kind of funny about this.
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    Interesting didnt really notice that at first, cant really make out what its written. when you do get it please post what on there im really interested.
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    RezDog, I got the razor today and there is something weird about his photos: the main one is in the photos and more importantly in the description he calls the scales celluloid. I believe they are plastic and there is no color in the scales, only black. So two issues here right off, the scale material and the fact that Solingen is not mentioned anywhere on the shank. See below for what is on the shank.
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    that is a distinct advantage. So the question then is, are the razors very nice and just his photography weird, or is he trying to hide flaws in his weird photos? I am so far off the beaten path that everyone is closer than I am.
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    Martin, here is what is on the razor, see above for info on the scales: Blade: "SPEZIAL STAHL" Top and bottom BESTE QUALITAT (umlaut over the A) backward quotations for first set, letters in Gold. Shank Gold Lettering side: 77SPEZIAL STAHL
    (here a Club sign) BESTE QUALITAT THEN THE CROSSED KEYS
    Other side of razor blank blade, on shank in crude stamping what looks like LICENCE
    FRANCAISE AND CROSSED KEYS AGAIN
    Jimps top and bottom and an interesting design feature on spine: it is mirror polished except for the last centimeter which is matte finished.
    The scales are plain and the pinning of the razor is really 3rd rate.

    Ok that is about it, sorry I can't offer photographs that would help.


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    Interesting didnt really notice that at first, cant really make out what its written. when you do get it please post what on there im really interested.
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    If it says Licence Francaise, I would think it was made by F. Herder for French market sale.
    Nothing seems fishy about the thing. The crossed keys tell the maker. The rest is evident.
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    +1 Totally agree!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WW243 View Post
    RezDog, I got the razor today and there is something weird about his photos: the main one is in the photos and more importantly in the description he calls the scales celluloid. I believe they are plastic and there is no color in the scales, only black. So two issues here right off, the scale material and the fact that Solingen is not mentioned anywhere on the shank. See below for what is on the shank.
    I wouldn't be concerned about the country stamp. I don't know the exact details of the madrid treaties but they are more complicated than is often assumed. For example, if it is not intended for export, no country stamp was needed. If it is meant for retail in another country specifically (a specific market), I don't know what the rules for that were.

    As for the scales, celluloid is a plastic and black is a color, not sure what the issue is there.
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    Name:  Black Scales.jpg
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Size:  54.6 KBThe issue was that in the seller's photos you can clearly see a second color in the scales streaks of dark purplelish/brown....So ScienceGuy has lived up to his name and educated me as to celluloid, the mother of all thermoplastics. I guess I'm used to seeing celluloid in varying states of degradation and the scales on the razor look too perfect, like the scales on a new TI. I was also concerned with no reference to the country of origin. I have heard this with the English razors but not the German razors. So end of the melodrama, this morning the thrill of shaving with a new razor for the first time.
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    I wouldn't be concerned about the country stamp. I don't know the exact details of the madrid treaties but they are more complicated than is often assumed. For example, if it is not intended for export, no country stamp was needed. If it is meant for retail in another country specifically (a specific market), I don't know what the rules for that were.

    As for the scales, celluloid is a plastic and black is a color, not sure what the issue is there.
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    ScienceGuy,
    Roger that Black is a color. I am weak on my thermoplastics, but I understand the color Black.
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