Thread: I've had the blues

Tom, the Spike looks bran new! Fabulous!

That Herder...... Slight smile, shoulderless.... MMMMmmm Mmmmm!!

Originally Posted by mycarver

Oops! Got sidetracked yacking about the Spike razors. That Herder is beautiful! Love that blade shape and the bluing really sets it off so nicely especially with those scales. Swoopy and curvaceous from any angle. Kudos!

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Tom, the Spike looks bran new! Fabulous!

That Herder...... Slight smile, shoulderless.... MMMMmmm Mmmmm!!

Thank You! I am enamored with them myself!
I went on a jag of buying the 25's as I saw them. This blade was slightly used.
On the NOS ones, always the same seller who bought them from SMKW who supposedly bought the entire old Herder inventory.
I finally asked him how many were left. Last one? I'll take it!
They have all been great shavers. Interestingly, the last one which I put into the silver set had never even had a bevel set!
I suppose that is what happens when an outfit shuts-down.
Herder survived WWII as they made knives, bayonets, razors for the Reich.
I often think of the collective talent there as the smaller cutlers were assigned other wartime production and the masters of these were sent to Herder and a few others to ply their trade there. I would be curious to know when they actually ceased razor production and when the inventory was sold. To think of the machinery they used!