Thread: The French Foreign Laceration

Opinel had never forge any straight razors, they just buy them to another manufacture of Thiers, that brand their name on it...It was a very common practice as soon as the 19th century
Therefor, I can't understand their price ?

Thaeris la tortue méritait une plus belle âme !

Opinel is more than just a brand, it's an institution

Originally Posted by charlie48horlogerie

Opinel had never forge any straight razors, they just buy them to another manufacture of Thiers, that brand their name on it...It was a very common practice as soon as the 19th century
Therefor, I can't understand their price ?

Which are the proofs of it ?

Answer of the museum Opinel of June 26th, 2014:
"Il existait effectivement des rasoirs coupe-choux avec le marquage Opinel mais il s’agissait de négoce : ils n’étaient pas fabriqués par Joseph Opinel mais dans la région de Thiers. Cela a duré de 1900 à 1940 environ."

Popin Dhaumont, "Médaille de Vermeil", rasoir baguette 24mm.











Like the Opinel, I worked the scales myself for my own personal enjoyment. I do not intent to fake anything or pretend this is vintage.

I just had fun doing this, and like the way it looks.

The scrimshaw is a good idea. I believe that the maker was Paul Popin to Chaumont, a known cutler also for his clippers

My three Big Feaux-Frameback Razors, i dont like the heavy english Meatchoppers, the french Framebacks are much more my Thing, especially the Razor on the Top is thin grounded and a real smooth shaver :-)

I like the one of the middle, he has beautiful lines !

Thank you :-)
The one in the Middle is an old Rousselon a Nogent, maybe the oldest of the three, heavier than the others and similar to some early english Framebacks, it has a rigid blade and feels much like a wedge.

Yeah, he really looks like Wades' faux-framebacks !