The 72 and 472 are both square tips. Maybe someone else who has more information will know the ins and outs of the different numbers. The 472 has a slightly different shape and a decorative spine. Of the three I have, the 72 pictured is my favorite.
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My sole contribution, though I'd like to pick up a stainless at some point.
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Posted this earlier but...
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Excuse my ignorance but what's the difference between the Zwilling Henckels and the Friodur ?
I just bought a few vintage Zwilling and I'm impressed.
The Friodur look like newer blades.
Heres my modest contribution: JA Henckels #14 Graef & Schmidt stamped boxed seven day set in ivory. Found it last year on Ebay with a very low BIN price of under $250, dropped more than that on a full restore, but its the centerpiece of my collection. One of the blades had too much edge pitting to be functional and it took 8 months to find a matching replacement blade. Alfredo did a fantastic job on the restoration. Tossed in a before picture too.
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About the numbering of Henckels razors. If a model is available in both a round and a square point, the round point then becomes 1/2, as in a 72 is a square point and a 72 1/2 is a round point, however there are some models that were only made in a round point and those models have just the whole number as a model.
Who did you use to restore those beautiful razors!???