Quote Originally Posted by jazonhart View Post
Hey everyone! I have a razor my grandpa bought from an antique shop and I need some help identifying it, it says "159 ERN" on one side of the tang, and "C. Friedr. Ern Wald-Germany Highest Award" on the other. I have researched a bit and learned about the company and seen some other razors from this brand, but I have not seen any razor marked "159".
Any help??
Post a picture....
In general "ERN" razors are darn good old razors. Numeric markings
often were model numbers that specified the width of the blade
and other detail. Since folk have been known to wear a one inch
razor down to a bit more than 1/4" take a picture on grid paper
with a ruler for scale. Also many a square point has been hand ground
round ....

A good ERN can be a very nice shaver....
and that has more to do with the result of a shave
test after a proper honing than anything.

So pictures please.
There is a bit of history...
Ern, Carl Friedrich - Straight Razor Place Wiki