Thread: German officer's razor?! Oh please.

From what i can say about my 20+ years experience in armed forces is that if it was an officers razor it would for sure be bloody
They should not be given anything that is sharp because next thing they need is band-aid.

Originally Posted by Sailor

From what i can say about my 20+ years experience in armed forces is that if it was an officers razor it would for sure be bloody
They should not be given anything that is sharp because next thing they need is band-aid.

you couldnt of said it better!
i had to teach a wepons refresher course to a bunch of 2nd LT
they kept picking up the M-4's like they had never seen one before. i was like put it down you gonna get to play with it in a little while....
needless to say about the band-aid thing one of them just had to put thier finger in where the bolt operates.... right after i said you shouldnt do that because it will hurt if the bolt gets released and slams your fingers

I asked a question of this guy and mentioned these were nothing special back then and my grandfather who came from a dirt poor family has passed one down, among others to me. I also asked him for proof so I could make an offer. When he responds I'll post it. It's a decent razor with a bit of work, but not worth his asking price, even if his claim were true.

I've got one of these Crown and Sword razors (a nice NOS one, in fact) that I purchased from Manfred in Germany. They are definitely decent Solingen razors -- equal to any of the other brands of that vintage. The insulting part is trying to pass them off as some kind of secret Nazi war memorabilia. What a crock, even by eBay standards!

Here is his response to my question, asking if he had any documentation to support his claim and justify his high asking price:

Hi,

the provenance of the item makes it most likely that it belonged to a Wehrmacht
officer rather then a regular soldier. It came to us as part of a lot of captured German
gear and there were many razors but most were common type safety razors that were
distributed among regular soldiers. There were few straight razors like this one of
different brands that were privately bought as was often the case with some officers
who even had their uniforms tailor made in order to take advantage of higher quality
materials and craftsmanship.
So, it's possible that it didn't belong to an officer but it's very unlikely. Thanks for
your interest.

Ivo

- globalantiques

Originally Posted by burns420

Here is his response to my question, asking if he had any documentation to support his claim and justify his high asking price:

Hi,

the provenance of the item makes it most likely that it belonged to a Wehrmacht
officer rather then a regular soldier.

Ivo

- globalantiques

"most likely" is not provenance . The seller needs a name , and real proof of who the razor belonged to , and it's chain of progression into his/her hands .

And then after I responded, he sent me this:

Hi,

I'm not talking about value but about statistics. Out of 100 or so razors, only half a dozen were
of this type. These are not made for the Wehrmacht, thus guaranteed private purchase.
Considering the limits regular soldiers had on personal items to bring with them, it's highly
unlikely that one of them would bring his own razor and not use the one provided to him by
the military.
We have documentation for our entire purchase of the German warehouse, $200,000+ in
captured German equipment. However, we're not providing as proof to our claims because it's
internal company information. Our reputation, 20+ years in business and lifetime authenticity warranty for all our items speak for themselves.
Feel free to make and offer that seems fair to you. Consider that we offer free shipping and
eBay-PayPal fees also affect the price. Thanks.

Ivo

- globalantiques



I guess I should have realized, FREE shipping and 3% paypal fees more than double the price. Man, I have so much to learn.

I think I would make an offer . It looks like a very nice razor . But my offer would be the based on the amount I think the razor would be worth without the so called , "provenance" .

Oh crap ! I just looked at the pic of the razor again , and saw those scales . Don't buy it ! The scales aren't right , they're too short for the razor , and look like they've been butchered . $10 , for the blade , would be my offer .

Originally Posted by BAMARACING8

you couldnt of said it better!
i had to teach a wepons refresher course to a bunch of 2nd LT
they kept picking up the M-4's like they had never seen one before. i was like put it down you gonna get to play with it in a little while....
needless to say about the band-aid thing one of them just had to put thier finger in where the bolt operates.... right after i said you shouldnt do that because it will hurt if the bolt gets released and slams your fingers

Officers like you describe were precisely what drove me to finish a degree while on active duty. For years I figured college was waaaay to hard for me and didn't bother. After all, my Dad made it sound like the toughest thing anyone had ever done. After 10-15 years working around a bunch of officers (aircrew types mostly). I figured if these buffoons can get through a college education how hard can it actually be? The rest as they say is history. I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a dual major in English and Sociology in June of 2005 and retired in September of the same year after 25 years 2 months and 5 days on active duty. I wouldn't give back a second of it if I could. What a blast!