Thread: Hitler Razor

Wow, I was looking at Boker razors on eBay and found an interesting picture. Am I seeing things, or does the third picture have a straight razor with Hitler on the scales?

Item # 350376188612

BOKER STRAIGHT RAZOR *TREE LOGO * BOX * NR * - eBay (item 350376188612 end time Jul-31-10 19:06:55 PDT)

Yes, that is Hitler's image

hmm could it be his own personal razor?...a piece of history eh?

To bad he didnt slice his neck with it one shave......oops did i say that out loud?

It is interesting and creepy. I wonder which company made it.

Originally Posted by altshaver

I wonder which company made it.

Carl Melchior & Co is mentioned

Actually, read the rest of the auction listing -- it looks like there's an amazing story behind this.

The razor came in a box that says "To the Admiral . . . Germany, 4 March 1945, from Johnny." In other words, it looks like the razor was a present from one American soldier (Johnny) to someone called "the Admiral" (could be his father or a brother? Maybe just a fellow soldier?). Anyway, that would mean that the razor was bought or taken by Johnny when he was fighting for this country in Germany. In other words, the razor isn't "creepy" -- it's part of a war story, except that the entire story is lost and only the razor and box are left.

I don't know about you, but this kind of thing always gets me thinking about the people who might have owned and used the razor in the past. As the seller says, if this razor could only talk . . . !