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eBay sellers offering fake Filarmonicas?
I recently bought a Filarmonica Novadur from a certain eBay seller. All the pictures were very convincing and that I would be getting a very nice New Old Stock Filly. What I got instead was an absolute forgery. The scales were very sloppily pinned together, the blade felt "cheap" and had several workmanship flaws that I have never seen from Filarmonica.
Here you can see the pin flaws. The two scale halves don't meet right and the pins were hammered together lopsided:
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Here you can see where the blade was ground wrong and got too hot resulting in the blueing near the shoulder on both sides of the blade:
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Next look at the blade profile. It doesn't have that crispness that I am accustomed to on my other Fillys. Instead, it is more rounded at both ends and it was FAR from sharp. It has the feel of a cheap knife rather than a fine razor. The typical muted square point is non-existent. Also notice the blue heat mark showing on this side as well.
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Finally, look at the lack of jimping. A Novadur should have jimping, and the pictures he shows in the listing show jimping. This razor has none. I am also not very comfortable with the writing on the blade. It sort of looks right, but doesn't match other Fillys.
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I have returned this razor to him and am waiting for a full refund. He seems to be selling legitimate gear, but beware of what you are buying. Some may be real, but some like this are not genuine.