ЯUSSIAN ЯAZOЯS

A friend of mine gave me a Russian razor the other day. He had bought her long before we even knew one another and when he heard I am a straight razor shaver he gave her to me. He had originally bought her because of her beautiful engraving of a bridge and some buildings, Moscow or Leningrad? The engraving is not easy to photograph because of some pitting that I dare not remove entirely because I don't want to remove the engraving. She came with broken scales that were re-attached by her previous owner. Her box is great.
I honed her up and she is a great shaver.
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I keep my eye out for a good Russian blade. When I find 1 it is either too expensive BIN or I get outbid. You got a nice 1 a the best price :<0)

There was another thread on Russians not long ago you might want to search up.

I'll add another Ruskie Razor to the mix.

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Got this given to me yesterday and finished honing it this morning. Just lathered up with Arko and did a 3 pass shave, 2 XTG passes and 1 ATG pass with a touch up on the chin and just below that. Man, if it shaved any closer I'd be peeling a layer of skin off. It shaves right there with the best of any country's razors I have tried. It was an eye opener for sure.

Bob

Nice Bob. Have always wondered about the Russian razors, that looks mint.

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Nice Bob. Have always wondered about the Russian razors, that looks mint.

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No it is not mint but in fairly good condition. I had just given it a quick clean and polish for the photo. It did have 3 chips and rust on/near the bevel. I was able between the DMT 325 and the Naniwa progression to eliminate the chips and get into good steel for the bevel. No idea if all the Ruskie razors shave as well as this one did but I'd take a chance on another one.

Bob

I have this one inbound.
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I have this one inbound.

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Saw that, pretty good price too. Was the pick of the bunch.

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I have this one inbound.
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That's a STIZ, in case you didn't know. I've got a handful of them and they're great shavers. The scales say "ZARYA"(DAWN).

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Mine arrived today. It will hit the hones this weekend.
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Mine arrived today. It will hit the hones this weekend.
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Da Comrade, is Glorious... :y

...Russkie fever got a hold of me and I bought this birth year razor to add to my collection of Glorious Razors of the Motherland. Onward Comrades. :y

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...Russkie fever got a hold of me and I bought this birth year razor to add to my collection of Glorious Razors of the Motherland. Onward Comrades. :y

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Nice looking razor. What year?

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Nice looking razor. What year?

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Good to see a familiar face here - it's a 1956. It's a time capsule, it's the year that Nikita Kruschev declares, "We will bury you!" to a gathering of western ambassadors at a Polish Embassy reception. Interestingly, it was also the year he denounced the legacy of Stalin. The cold war was in full swing and amidst all that noise a certain future user of razors being made in the Moscow STIZ factory was born in Buffalo. :D

How could I say nyet? :rofl2:

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Good to see a familiar face here - it's a 1956. It's a time capsule, it's the year that Nikita Kruschev declares, "We will bury you!" to a gathering of western ambassadors at a Polish Embassy reception. Interestingly, it was also the year he denounced the legacy of Stalin. The cold war was in full swing and amidst all that noise a certain future user of razors being made in the Moscow STIZ factory was born in Buffalo. :D

How could I say nyet? :rofl2:

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Nice find. Let me know if you see a 1961.

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Nice find. Let me know if you see a 1961.

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Just let mlys7884 know and he'll find one for you soon enough. That's how this one turned up - I sent him a message and he came through. :tu

This one arrived today.
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After a line of Heljestrand's I couldn't resist a bidding on the bay for a Russian.
Russian Vintage Straight Razor Stiz Moscow 1955.

Can't wait cleaning and honing this one.

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After a line of Heljestrand's I couldn't resist a bidding on the bay for a Russian.
Russian Vintage Straight Razor Stiz Moscow 1955.

Can't wait cleaning and honing this one.

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Da comrade, can't beat a good Russian Razor - that one is a beaut. I have a 1956 Moscow.
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Here are 2 of my Soviet Slicers
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The red one is the first straight I managed to go from bevel setting to shave ready in 1 day (Im slowly getting better at honing). Very pleased with them both, though the black one does seem to need the pasted strop more often than other razors I have. Maybe its me maybe its the razor, Im still too new at this to be sure.