Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
You might also be interested in a model made by Geneva Cutlery that was Vanadium steel. Might be hard to find one as NOS tho.
FYI, Vanadium steel increases toughness and resistance to wear. Molybdenum (with chrome) steel and INOX (high chrome steel) will provide good hardness and good corrosion resistance. Most used carbon steel razors I see on EBay are corroded and pitted. A few vendors polish them out, but I really don't think I want the hassle of looking after a "high maintenance" razor that is susceptible to corrosion and pitting. I expect is is more work to hone a moly steel or inox (chrome) steel razor, and I expect they should hold an edge longer. What I don't know is whether or not they are "better" shavers. I just noticed that Dovo makes an INOX straight razor too. Filarmonica also makes some stainless razors, but they are comparatively expensive. So far, the only moly steel razor I have seen is made by Hayashi.