Thread: Razors From India

Thanks gowringowri, now i am trying that way. but not yet success. few months back one of my friend was going to visit UK, i told him to brought one SR. but he refuse to carry a SR with him..however, lets see.

Good luck. You said that you had eariler had problems with Customs. What exactly happened? Also, would you mind telling me where you came across the old, used razors, and in what shape they are?

I don't have any problem with custom. i have heard that Indian custom do not allow SR. I have purchased two SR for e-bay.com but did not received to my address. that time i don't know what happen after taking news from various source know that Indian custom do not allow SR in India.

I have seen a razor at one of my friend house that belongs to his grand father. Its a make of Sheffield, England. but he refused to give me.

does anyone know of any straight razor companies in India ?? from what i know, there arent any and the ones that existed in the pre-independence era are all gone.
Barbers here mostly use the straight razors with a disposable blade/Shavettes. If anybody knows where i can find a straight razor here, please let me know

Strange, are customs afraid they might be made in Pakistan or what?

actually lemur, most of the steel in India whether surgical or other, is Pakistani from the town of Sialkot. Mass produced sweat shop kinda products

Originally Posted by drnarp

actually lemur, most of the steel in India whether surgical or other, is Pakistani from the town of Sialkot. Mass produced sweat shop kinda products

I didn't know, new info, thanks!

Wouldn't the English have left behind loads of razors?

I thought so too but sadly thats not the case. That is why even the age old barbers in India use shavettes, i suppose the custom of stropping and honing doesnt appeal to people here anymore

And the worst part is that most straight razor manufacturers wont even ship to India

Could be there actually were lots of nice razors left but they used them up.
Here in Sweden the DE with disposable blades took over so fast, the straight razors were stopped dead in their track and just put away.

I do use my grandfathers DE sometimes, its almost a 80 year old razor !!!! have to get it refurbished now :P