Thread: Svenskt stål/Swedish steel

Originally Posted by Storyvillenight

Thanks, interestingly there are no other marks on the tang and no country of origin designation. I read somewhere that L’Espagnolette may be the retailer, but that is unverified...

I could easily be wrong about the razor being German made. I was going by blade style and a hunch. Yes, it could be just marked with the retailer.

Bob

Made in THIERS in the 1950s. The maker is François Chaussiere whose initials appear on the blade

Originally Posted by Ferdi

Made in THIERS in the 1950s. The maker is François Chaussiere whose initials appear on the blade

Great info. Thanks.

From left to right MK32,MK33 and the far right one has no back stamp but is 1/8" larger than the MK33 and close to 15/16"...Not much hone wear on these.My Holiday shavers.Happy Holidays!!!

Hey fellas, I'd like to ask a question

I really love Swedish made razors, their steel is superb, I've got a few but they're very hollow ground and I prefer a little heavier grind

Is there a specific Swedish maker that made razors leaning more towards a wedge-y style grind?

(of lesser importance but, I prefer smaller blades, think 4/8 or even smaller, I know Swedes usually didn't make very large blades so that's probably a non-issue)

Originally Posted by TristanLudlow

Hey fellas, I'd like to ask a question

I really love Swedish made razors, their steel is superb, I've got a few but they're very hollow ground and I prefer a little heavier grind

Is there a specific Swedish maker that made razors leaning more towards a wedge-y style grind?

(of lesser importance but, I prefer smaller blades, think 4/8 or even smaller, I know Swedes usually didn't make very large blades so that's probably a non-issue)

Yes the MK 22, 23 are wedges, 24 is a 1/4 hollow .
Google heljestrand size chart.
It will correlate number to grind and size of blade.

Received a nice little box today

A 7-day set, consisting of 2 brands 6 heljestrands and 1 soderen, I believe this was a custom ordered set, it has different razors and blades, but the scales all match and are made of some sort of horn I believe


Some pictures here:

https://imgur.com/a/Ly2hlfv

You're in luck Tristan, quarter hollow 4/8 razors are among the most common Eskilstuna razors. Hellberg, Berg, Heljestrand and Neiström made them by the boatload and they can be had for very reasonable prices.

I prefer the Hellbergs, as they had a type of razor with a Spanish point.

Originally Posted by Pithor

You're in luck Tristan, quarter hollow 4/8 razors are among the most common Eskilstuna razors. Hellberg, Berg, Heljestrand and Neiström made them by the boatload and they can be had for very reasonable prices.

I prefer the Hellbergs, as they had a type of razor with a Spanish point.

I have a couple of Hellberg framebacks now and gotta say they're marvelous shavers, probably my favorite shave to date!

I really prefer how they feel and their smaller size

Two turtles:

- C.V. Heljestrand 42, 13/16, 1/4 hollow

- C.W. Dahlgren, 5/8, frameback

(lucky eBay gamble, out-of-focus pics., impossible to tell condition etc, but turns out little/no hone wear)