Thread: looking for some information. WEG. Acron. Bengall. Gotta

i have just aquired five knives.

2 Gotta one with no case (as showen in the pictures)
1 Bengall
1 Acron
1 WUG

they are all in a bad state of repair, probly no good for shaveing with anymore, but ill do my best to clean them up if i can get some tips on how...

i will upload a picture of the knives. and any information on them would be much appreciated!!
im interested in the aprox dates and handle materials.
even a little history of the companys that made them would be nice
im very new to straight razors and i find them very fascinating...

thanks

Kris

Welcome to SRP, Kris,

That first Gotta is beautiful. You have a good start on RAD. Note that the gold wash on your Gotta is very easy to remove, so don't try any polishes, like Maas or Simichrome, or the gold wash will disappear.

I'll let the more experienced members comment on the other 4 restorations. I'm sure they can be restored with a little TLC.

of course the one i like is the bengal, and the ivory doesn't help at all.
that needs sandpaper and a hone.

the wug looks like celluloid rot... may want to check on that.

Originally Posted by gugi

of course the one i like is the bengal, and the ivory doesn't help at all.
that needs sandpaper and a hone.

the wug looks like celluloid rot... may want to check on that.

as im still new at this, can you please explain what celluiod rot is???

what do you think the other handles are??

thanks a million

The Acron is pretty much worn out.
The Bengal needs a good sand and polish.The scales look to be ivory and very beautiful to me anyway.
The first Gotta is gorgeous.
The second Gotto is quite worn but could be honed up to be a workhorse.
The Wug could be good but will have a bit of pitting ever after a mild restore.
Don't go mad trying to restore light razors to "like new", go easy on the goldwash it comes off really easily.
I think the rot refered to is a reaction of the metal to the scales material.
There are at least 3 potentialy good razors there, read peoples post about how to get them tidy before you start working on them.
I'd just hone up the clean Gotta.
Well done, some really good finds there

I have the very same 120 GOTTA Hamburg Ring razor in great condition. I got it here from OLD_SCHOOL a few months ago.

I own 6 straights and it is my very favorite shaver.