Thread: 31 Old Straight Razors from France

Here's an interesting auction I just won for a lot of 31 straight razors from a French seller that flew under the radar. With international shipping, I got the lot for $192.50 (or $6.21 per razor).



Certainly some of these razors are heavily rusted, there are some frowns, and even a few chipped blades. I suspect there might be some gems here, however. I see a few blades that look 6/8+. I see a Solingen blade that might be 7/8 or more. I am hopeful that this lot should yield me at least 5-10 good razors.

I am excited for this package. 31 razors at once! It will be like Christmas.

When they get to you, get us some more pics,,,, looks like there are a few diamonds in the rough there,,,,

Cool! I will be very excited to see what comes out of that grab bag. You planning on restoring what you can and part out the rest?

Nice haul. Alot of the those look like near wedges so the rust shouldn't be too much of a problem with the extra metal in terms of rust. Giving that the rust doesn't go too deep. I think atleast half of those should turn into some nice looking razors. Keep us posted.

Originally Posted by aa1192

Cool! I will be very excited to see what comes out of that grab bag. You planning on restoring what you can and part out the rest?

That's exactly what I am planning on doing. I will definitely hand restore (hand sanding from 180 to 12,000) the gems first, and then consider were to take it from there. I will post some picks.

I was watching that one. Great job on a great haul. I'm a wee bit short on funds (actually selling stuff off) so just sat back and saw who got lucky.

Looks like you've got something to keep you busy for a while.

@MattCB -- The funny thing is that I was in the process of thinning down the heard and selling some stuff off as well before I saw this auction. Well, I guess this gives me extra incentive to expedite that process with so many new razors coming in.
@gugi -- LOL, this should keep me busy.