Thread: Those Charming Red Imps

I just joined the club (and this forum)!

The Army saw fit to send me to Korea for a year. I packed extremely light, and left with only my beloved Gillette Fatboy. My straights all got greased up and packed away with the rest of my stuff. I underestimated how much I'd miss them, though, and ordered one of Larry's (Whipped Dog) Sight Unseen deals.

I expected some no-name razor, and was very surprised when this showed up. Obviously not the original scales, but aside from some damage on the nose, the blade is in surprisingly good shape. It's not very polished, but most of the discoloration you see is actually the oil in which it shipped.

I'd always wanted to try a Red Imp, having seen the bright, pretty scales and been intrigued by the mischevious trademark. Next step will be to polish the blade and (eventually) find some authentic scales for it.

Sorry for the crappy pictures; I didn't bring a decent camera, and my iphone really doesn't want to focus on the reflective metal. It's a 133, made by Case in USA.





Damage:

Originally Posted by OrSh

Half way into this club!
Yesterday I've got my first RI in the mail, a surprisingly big 7/8 that only needed a very minor cleaning work to be shining like a diamond. I've been so excited to get it yet so upset to find out that the scales were broken near the pivot pin making it useless to use. The scales look pretty originals to me though there was no logo stamp or anything saying "Red Imp" on it, could it be?
I'm now looking for an authentic scales for the razor and then I could brag to be a FULLY member of this club
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Nailed it!
Finally I found a decent pair of Morris MFG scales with a broken blade, a quick le switch-a-roo and here is the final result:

My mint 133

Nice Red Imp just came up for sale at the Classic Edge.

Thought I'd pass on the info to you Red Imp fans:

Red Imp 5/8 Straight Razor #133

Cheers!

Originally Posted by Phrank

Nice Red Imp just came up for sale at the Classic Edge.

Thought I'd pass on the info to you Red Imp fans:

Red Imp 5/8 Straight Razor #133

Cheers!

After reading some favorable reviews, and after they dropped the price, I jumped onboard right away.... very excited to be part of the club

Originally Posted by ecormier

After reading some favorable reviews, and after they dropped the price, I jumped onboard right away.... very excited to be part of the club

Hope you enjoy the razor....glad I could help!

Because of all the great Imp photos in this thread, I think I will dig one of my Imps out of storage and shave with it in the morning.
Great photos, thanks to all for posting.

I have a feeling my next RAD sympton may be a Red Imp. Maybe a blatantly obvious question but is the manufacturer Case the same company that makes tractors and other agricultural equipment? If so i will definitely need a straight to match the Steiger!

I recently got my hands on a NOS Case Imp, and had it honed professionally for its first honing.

I got bit on the first shave. Much like in an earlier post in this thread, I made a nice vertical gash on one cheek due to the spike tip, and then proceeded to do the same to the other cheek. Luckily, these were only 1/4" cuts. I think I need to mute the tip before my next shave.

This is my first NOS razor; I really like the aesthetics of it.