Nice razors at the gun show.

Went to the local show today with my buddy for the usual search for things we don't realize we need. He pointed out a str8 in the back of a cutlery dealer's display case. That one had seen too much stone work, but the dealer asked if I'd like to see some others he just got. Well...a Keen Kutter in great shape and some other nice blades (including a Craftsman), but I explained that I was after a 6/8 or bigger. This led me to tell him about blade sizes and wear patterns (he's a knife expert not up on str8s). He pulled the rest of them out and HOT DAMN, a virtually mint 7/8 Puma!! I reluctantly gave him the exorbitant sum of $30 for it and barely kept from cackling in glee as I strode away. I could of scored some nice 5/8s from him, but I have enough of those. (His most expensive blade was the Craftsman at $40.)
Moral of the story: you never know what sort of shaving gems you might stumble onto at a gun show.

I also read a pen repair forum and they had a survey of where folks got the best prices on old pens. The choices were antique stores, eBay, flea markets. Flea markets won .... some really good deals, like yours, can be had if the sellers don't know quite what they're selling.

I'd say you did quite well on your purchase of a 7/8 Puma for less than a small nation's GDP. :lol: I paid a measly $150.00 for mine :cry: Yeah, it was worth it. :D


Lee

Gun Shows are a great source for straight razors as they almost always have knife dealers there who sell straight razors. Sometimes you can find great prices and sometimes they want a lot of money for junk. It's always worth looking and asking. Lynn

speaking of flea market finds...i was wondering if there is any info on what to look for and what price ranges should be...i am going to be hitting up a flea market this weekend with knife dealers, and i dont want to miss out on the steal of the century...

are there brands to look for? from reading here i would say anything made in germany or france is a good blade...

any thoughts?

I made a note of brand names that have come up on the forum, it's not complete by far, a lot missing, but it's better than nothing, I've got it on my palm just in case! :wink:
Bengall, Wostenholm pipe razors,
w&b, Philadelphia barber tool, Beyer, most razors from Solingen and
Eskilstuna Sweden, Joseph Elliott, Simmons, Tower Brand, Greaves and
Sons and Dixie Blue Steel

Wade & Butcher, Duble Duck Satinedge, Silveredge, Wonderedge, Goldedge, Red Imp by Case,
Filarmonica, TI, Henckels Friodur, Dovo, Dorko

maybe it 'll help, good luck anyway!
cheers,
Pieter

Funny, I've just assembled a list for just the same reason (flea market this weekend). I've also included names that I've seen members selling.

(No guarantees about quality or availability of any one name below, but at least they're not "unknown".)

Here are some that aren't included in the above list:

Genco, Puma, Korn, Boker, Revisor
Robeson, Wester Bros, M. Jung, Gold Bug, Union Cutlery, Clauss
Shumate, Droescher, FW Engles, Wostenholm, F.Rodgers, Kropp
TR Cadmann, Timor, Walter Eigenbrod, Lutz, Crown & Sword

-Ivan

Now if you can find them in mint or near mint condition for under $30, you are there......You guys are prepared! Lynn

Thanks yan, updated my list! :wink:

Prepared, Lynn, but it could be a long wait!!! :lol: