Thread: Won an Auction, Getting murdered on Postage!

no, as far as I can tell from the description of the seller it's an eskiltuna
(at least that's what he says is engraved on the blade)

so it seems to be an eskiltuna razor with a thiers-issard coffin?

Yes, that is the realisation i came too. Bit sneaky to label the auction coupe chou Thiers issard!

I believe that the blade is TI but either the scales or the coffin belong to an eski but my understanding of French is HIGHLY limited.

what it means

ancien rasoir "coupe chou"
ancient straight rasor

sur la boite sont gravés rasoir specal gnome extra pour barbe dure et 69 surmontée
d'une couronne THIERS ISSARD garanti (elle est en etat d'usage)
on the box is engraved "rasoir specal gnome extra pour barbe dure et 69" mounted by a crown (some kind of symbol?) "THIERS ISSARD garanti " (condition used)

sur la lame ; ERIK ANTONBERG un poisson ESKILSTUNA RANTISWEDEN
on the blade: ERIK ANTONBERG a fish(probably also some symbol) ESKILSTUNA RANTISWEDEN

le manche est en bois noir
the scales are in black wood

Ok, is it any good?

The title ANCIEN RASOIR THIERS ISSARD "COUPE CHOU " is misleading, no?

I feel a fool! Wonder if i should skip it and take the negative.

sure they're good, as long as the blade is intact and fixed enough in the scales? I think eskilstuna is also a good brand.(but I'm not one of those rasorgods, just starting out myself, so don't take my word for it, ask one of the shave-elders here)
a TI with holes in the blade won't be a magical shaver either.

I've sent you a PM, if you don't want it, I'd be willing to take it off your hands.

The Swedish razors tend to be very good from what I know about them and the price you paid isn't unreasonable.

I asked beforehand about shipping on a French ebay razor one time and the number that came back was so high I didn't consider a bid.

Is it any good ?. Well my son, you've come up trumps IMHO. The swedish blade would be my preference over a TI.

Gary

Originally Posted by harold

on the blade: ERIK ANTONBERG a fish(probably also some symbol) ...

Unless Erik is the name of M. Antonberg's pet goldfish.

Originally Posted by harold

I think eskilstuna is also a good brand.

Technically it's a place where the razor is made and perhaps more importantly, where the steel comes from and not an actual brand name.

Originally Posted by ernestrome

Thanks gary, i am going to give it a go.

Good call. My Elskeltuna CV Heljestrand MK No. 24 3/8 French point is very good steel indeed. The small size can be tricky to hone, but the high quality steel compensates by trimming up very keen. I hope you like ours as much.

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