Cream of the Kropp?

[blueprinciple]

Hi - just thought I'd start one off for Kropp razors as I happen to rate these quite highly, having a 5/8, 6/8 and 8/8in my razor cupboard (still looking for a good 7/8 but I WILL find one!

Usually quite plain (a la Bengalls, which I also rate), Kropps were a London company that had their razors made in Sheffield and Hamburg and sold them world-wide (my 8/8/ was made for Whiteway & Laidlaw, Rangoon!). SO - let them out for a bit of air, chaps! I will put some photos up asap but any that you have - let's see em!

[kaus4772]

I picked up one of these from a Marine recruit that i met. He knew I liked str8's so he brought me a Kropp that he had at his house. Really ugly and kept in bad shape but I followed Lynn's DVD and it cleaned up real nice. Like new.

[littlesilverbladefromwale]

Hi, here's mine a 5/8 Sheffield Kropp, taken from ebay sharp to very shavable (my first hone)
They look nothing special, but they are robust (mine had been put in the box still covered in lather, after a clean looked like new!) and perfect at the job.

[blueprinciple]

thought I'd better send a pic as I started this! These are two in my rotation, a 5/8 and an 8/8. Pretty obvious which is which!

[littlesilverbladefromwale]

I hate to tell you this Mr B, but that bottom one is a Chavs chrome car spoiler not a razor
and you have stolen my 5/8 Kropp, I swear it's mines twin

[blueprinciple]

Tut and fie, LSBFW, a CHROME car spoiler? You jest. Still - it did take one hell of a lot of honing..........

[sleekandsmooth]

Im waiting for a couple on ebay to end...I plan on winning them regardless of price...they are in GREAT shape

[Oscar1953]

Here's mine. Bought the blade only so I rescaled it.

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[ECD]

I have a 7 day Ivory Scale Kropp set Have had 2 cleaned Honed and stropped 5 more to go Monday - Friday no damage or broken blades just a bit of surface rust that my man says is nothing and can get rid off Brought of E bay for silly money the only thing that was not original was the case Photos below

[celticcrusader]

Hi - just thought I'd start one off for Kropp razors as I happen to rate these quite highly, having a 5/8, 6/8 and 8/8in my razor cupboard (still looking for a good 7/8 but I WILL find one!

Usually quite plain (a la Bengalls, which I also rate), Kropps were a London company that had their razors made in Sheffield and Hamburg and sold them world-wide (my 8/8/ was made for Whiteway & Laidlaw, Rangoon!). SO - let them out for a bit of air, chaps! I will put some photos up asap but any that you have - let's see em!

I've owned quite a few Kropps, and restored many more, but I've never seen a 8/8 I would really like to see a photo of that razor if possible. I'll leave you with a few I've restored.

Jamie