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Five vintage straights for $40 US, what are the opinions on these? I hit the BIN button immediately, they look in decent shape, never heard of any of the brands, except the name, "Le Grelot" on the frameback, but not the manufacturer? Any ideas?
5 x Vintage Cut Throat Straight Razors Coupe Chou | eBay
Thanks!
I don't know Phrank, but it looks like you got the Clap with that lot :rofl2:
Yes, looks like an 80 dose according to the number, looks like it's going to be a job for a heavy dose of Barbicide! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Splashone
Added: I grabbed them to practice cleaning them up and some blades to learn / practice honing on.
nice haul I think you might need to get rid of the orange scales... that blade is not looking healthy otherwise, it looks like you stole some good razor, leaving some patina on might be the best solution.
enjoy,
jim
You will be honing your own in no time Phrank. Awesome grab.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
Looks like a nice score. Looking forward to seeing some more pics when you get them in hand. :)
Seems like a good haul...can tell the top 2 in that one pic had the same owner....got the same slight frown lol
sure looks good to me
Yes, but they're doomed...doomed to be experimented on in learning to hone them!Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
I don't think that is a bad thing. Everyone that hones had to learn on something. Quality steel with no geometry issues will make the learning faster and more direct. That means less razor torture and a happier Phrank. Couple that with the low up front cost of material and it looks like we have a BINGO
JACKPOT!!!!
Nice deal, 3 look good. Now go spend thousands on hones if you haven't already!
Ive got tons needing practiced on if you wanna come down and help phrank haha
Great snag for $40. The orange scaled ones would be my "sacrificial sheep" to experiment with the most drastic means with.
My thoughts exactly, I've seen a Le Grelot, but never a frameback Le Grelot, and the larger razor looks interesting as well...we'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattCB
I agree that this is a good snag for $40. The Pilot looks biggish? Maybe 6/8 or more? That should clean up nice.
The Le Grelot frameback is quite intriguing. I've seen TI framebacks, but never a Le Grelot. The TI framebacks are well regarded, so the Le Grelot one could turn into an excellent shaver. It's hard to tell from the photos, but there appears to be some rust/pitting towards the heel on the shaving edge. That could make settling a bevel I little difficult. I am sure you are up to the task. :D
The other 3 look like they should clean up without too much trouble.
Once again, this lot was quite a snag. I'd wagered that a restored Le Grelot frameback would fetch more than $40 on Ebay.
I have to agree with all - what a great buy! Phrank I understand why you hit the BIN button immediately - I'd have hit it so hard and fast that my finger would be in a cast right now.