Bismark....

This cost me a fortune, AUD$91.00, but it was worth it !!
A Bismark has been on my bucket list for quite some time.

I'm thinking it's 5/8"- 11/16", but I may be wrong.
Shave ready and I trust this vendor implicitly.

Nothing but good experiences from him.
I've been after a particular new straight razor for some time, my first as it happens.

It's always the same story from the vendors, "sold out" and "put your name down".

I love these straights and they're a fraction of the price of a new razor.
What do you think ?
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shaved with mine yesterday. It is an excellent razor and will be in my rotation for a long time...My scales are black.

Dave

Vintage Bismarck razors are very fine razors. I have a 6/8 Bismarck with black scales and a 15/16 with faux ivory scales.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...ml#post1247664

You got yourself a very nice straight razor. And I predict you are really going to like it. : )

Here's my Dovo Bismarck, it's an older one, here's a stock photo, mine looks the same, fantastic blade, used it last week:

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Phrank, that's a lovely blade !!.... I've been after this 6/8" with the micata scales for a while and have basically given up :(
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Phrank, that's a lovely blade !!.... I've been after this 6/8" with the micata scales for a while and have basically given up :(
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I know exactly what you mean, I waited approx 8 months for one to come in, never did. When I did find one, it had the other scales.

One day, was cruising around E-Bay, found this Bismarck, seller said he used it once and didn't like it, and it also came with a 3" strop.

Grabbed it, when it showed up, get this, turned out it had been purchased from SRD, had been honed by Lynn. The strop was a nice 3" SRD tan leather strop.

I put that down as a, "Win!"

Thanks!

Bismarck's are great shavers. I have a pre-Dovo Bismarck I bought from a fellow member. I bought some elephant Ivory from another fellow member and mated them with the blade along with clear acrylic spacer, brass pins & washers.............

gotta say i love my Dovo Black Ebony Bismarck i purchased from Straight Razor Designs about 4 months ago...honed by Lynn Abrams of course and been attempting to keep it honed up to that level on my own ever since Lol....getting closer and closer

Hey bongo, another nice score I see. It looks like your RAD has you under control.
Let me add to the pile of razor porn. Clockwise from bottom right is my only "real" Bismarck, a sweet little 5/8 extra hollow Barber's Pride. Next is a 1950's 2 Bismark made not long after Dovo bought the name from the defunct Bismarck Razor Works. I scored two of them with the translucent red three pin scales that had the warping problem. I straightened them, traded one away, and within two months the one I saved started warping again. I gave up and put it into lacewood as shown. Above that is a 1226850 in palisander (rosewood).. they have no name, just a number. It's ground on the same blank as the current production Bismarck, just without the decoration and with a plan jane point. It shaves just as well as its fancy sister.

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Finally, there's one of those Boker extra hollow Silver Steel's that you and Phrank were lusting after. It too is an outstanding shaver. I am told that they are no longer in production though they may return in the future. There are still some available here and there scaled in faux tortoise but it would seem that the white micarta ones are gone. (If you do decide to settle for the tortoise model, Optics Planet has far and away the best price though it will ship with the factory edge.)

You are not alone in your RAD delirium.. now I'm tempted by that ebony one that Border277 posted. That is sweet too.

Enjoy your Bismarck!



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Tack

@Tack

i know the feeling haha i stared at the Black Ebony Bismarck on the SRD site every single day for about a month or more while I was savingng up the money for it haha.... everyday just hoping it would still be in stock, I finally saved up the money to buy it and it was a course out of stock....

haha fortunately it came back in stock about a week later and I bought it, I couldn't even wait... I paid the extra money for overnight shipping....AND ended up just driving over to the UPS facility to pick it up because I couldn't wait till the next day

would this behavior be classified as RAD??? HAHAHAHA

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would this behavior be classified as RAD??? HAHAHAHA

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Welcome to the club. We have many distinguished members.



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...I couldn't even wait... I paid the extra money for overnight shipping....AND ended up just driving over to the UPS facility to pick it up because I couldn't wait till the next day

would this behavior be classified as RAD??? HAHAHAHA

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A familiar sounding situation! Good to know I'm not alone -:beer1: it comforts the madness.

I literally saved up 130 dollars in change (not because I couldn't afford one but i didn't want to spend my money on a new razor instead of a vintage one)... and after a coupon to knifecenter.com I was able to purchase one...

I hate dovo's thick and clunky scales so I rescaled mine in horn with a solid brass wedge (already post the pics in customs but since Bismarck porn is here...) really something that means something to me now.... This will be my heirloom razor (along with my 1911 and my dad's Nikon f2) if I ever have kids

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man!vthat is beautiful, i wish i could re-scale my Bismarck exactly the way your did there...its prefect

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..already post the pics in customs but since Bismarck porn is here...

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Second time I drooled over it today and it's still a beauty. Seriously, that is a terrific job, you should be proud!



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Second time I drooled over it today and it's still a beauty. Seriously, that is a terrific job, you should be proud!



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Well I've been drooling over your palisander.... I'm thinking of buying one as a "daily driver" for my bismarck


Edit: yup so the superior shave only had 6 left and apparently the palisander isn't made in huge qty so I HAD to buy one? Time to sell sell one of my other razors to pay for it... Gonna do this next one in black with aluminum wedge in the same shape

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Well I've been drooling over your palisander.... I'm thinking of buying one as a "daily driver" for my bismarck

Edit: yup so the superior shave only had 6 left and apparently the palisander isn't made in huge qty so I HAD to buy one? Time to sell sell one of my other razors to pay for it... Gonna do this next one in black with aluminum wedge in the same shape

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That sounds like a good enough excuse to me; I'm convinced. :) I shaved with the #122 yesterday.. great shave. I think I like that less rounded point better than the one on the fancy 2 Bismarck. See, that's my excuse for having both. Perhaps I should get another of each and experiment further!



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That sounds like a good enough excuse to me; I'm convinced. :) I shaved with the #122 yesterday.. great shave. I think I like that less rounded point better than the one on the fancy 2 Bismarck. See, that's my excuse for having both. Perhaps I should get another of each and experiment further!



rs,
Tack

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For me it's the shoulder less design

same here...just love the overall design of it....also feels great in the hands