Thread: Hello All, new here and need info thanks

My names edward from wa state

I decided to switch from the 3-4 dollar cartridge to a straight razor....
did some research online and found this site, what a help
did a little looking and found a couple of razors and grabbed them up (got some tips from this site on what to get)
but they are not shave ready

one is a wade and butcher sheffield england with black plastic? handle with a felt button up sleeve with lots of holes
says (B in a circle curves facing edge) (SPECIAL with a arrow thru) and a iron cross on blade and on the tang there is the b arrow and iron cross 9/16" wide blade with a square point, half hollow grind and double stabilizer shoulder close to sharp but needs very lite hone or heavy stropping?

the second one is a Bradrei (in a ribbon) solingen on other side says (21)
(BLAZSEK) (BUDAPEST) with a gold swirl (marble looking) colored plastic handle and rounded toe 5/8" wide blade with round point, half hollow grind and double stabilizer shoulder, back of shoulder is checked the underside is straight notches ground for non slip (this one needs some more work on the edge and cleanup a bit of corrosion on the point area and just off the edge

I have seen lots of W and B blades but none of the bradrei (except the tennis ones)

I found a little info about the Bradrei and from what i could discover,
In a Dovo 100 Years Cutlery Craftsmanship 1906-2006 anniversary booklet says
"On 18th Jan 1939, obviously dissatisfied, Carl Dorp withdraws the business management from his son and makes a deal to sell the company to the trained straight razor grinder and manufacturer Fritz Bracht sole owner of the company Fritz Bracht Cutlery Products in Wald near Solingen. Fritz Bracht had already spent 20 years visiting retailers in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland, selling the straight razors of his own brand (Bradrei)." so figure the blade made approx 1919-1939

I am a relatively new knife maker and i use a 1x30 belt sander with a used 800-1000 grit belt and a leather strop belt to sharpen all of my knives but i dont think that this is such a good idea with a razor.....

if someone can give me more info about the razors (dates and manufacture info and perhaps value)
also some suggestions for touching up the edges would be appreciated
i don't have any honing stones but can make leather strop or strop boards to use... problem is i am not sure exactly how the edge should be

ps just moments ago just won another ebay wade and butcher.... boy this is going to get expensive!

thanks all
edward
edgreywolf@gmail(dot)com