Thread: NOS Tripoli Boarhide strop with 6/8 Winchester razor

Nice pair. Hard to see Winchesters in this shape. This # 8626 shaves great. Scales are straight and bolsters are perfect.
Tight and sharp!

The strop..
A nice Tripoli #941 Boarhide Strop with a Razorfeld strop-sock.

The boarhide panel is NOS from the now-defunct Tripoli Barber Supply in Philadelphia.
Tripoli went out of business in 1955, so these panels, while unused and in storage, were very dry and stiff. Over 2 months of gentle re-hydration and treatment has rendered them nice and pliable again. Boarhide is naturally some really tough leather. The backside resembles a football while the front is nice and smooth.

The secondary fabric is NOS polyester firehose, ironed smooth and stitched on each end with a nice vinyl tab sewn on the bottom for a comfortable grip. Both the leather and the fabric strops feature a brass grommet in the hardware mounting hole.
The hardware is new with a nice snap swivel and welded stainless ring to hang with.

The strop also comes with a cool Razorfeld strop sock to protect it from dust, etc.
It features a split 'tail' on the backside to facilitate removal or simply bunching it up around the hardware in order to use the strop.

I have used these for some time and can say they are among the most effective of my strops.
Personally, I like the lighter draws in these. Easy to use.
Boarhide and pigskin strops were quite popular back in the day, but no maker I know of has made them again in modern times. Indeed, a nice strop here.
First ones in a while....Takes lots of time to condition them!

235.00 for this nice pair, shipped Conus, flat in a priority box. If buyer is in another place, I will apply 11.00 toward shipping with buyer paying the difference in type of shipping desired. Strop will need to be rolled and into a smaller container in that case.
Paypal F&F, cleared personal check, postal money order, or CASH!
Thanks for looking.

Back-up! What's not to like?

Last bump through February and off to another venue it goes!
Thanks for looking!

Well...Covid quashed my plans to sell some items at local gun shows and fairs/festivals in Spring, so I still have these up for sale if anyone needs a good razor and strop. Winchester razor and your choice of these 2 strops!

The strop with the green cover has been sold so we are back to the original offering.
Winchester Razor and Tripoli Boarhide strop. 235.00!

It's still here, Gents!

Bump! ..............

Ker-BUMP!!

Holy SMOKES! It's still here after 15 months or so.
Somebody make an offer. OK...210 sent Conus?

Is it still available??
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