Very nice looking blade but I was wondering about those scales. Is that a new nail head type pin at the wedge end?
Bob
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Very nice looking blade but I was wondering about those scales. Is that a new nail head type pin at the wedge end?
Bob
@Steve56: nice one! Quite rare to see TI's.
Greetings, Jazor
Some Hoppes have been shown bevore...
This one is ground from an old Guillermo Hoppe blanket by master Werner Breidenbach. Measures exactly 8/8. Perfect extra full hollow thin ground.
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Stay sharp!
Peter
@hatzicho: nice Hoppe! What can you tell us about the scales?
These would originally not be 3 pinners and have the standard Hoppe / Zwilling shape.
Keep on sharing people!
Greetings, Jazor
Blade was simply too wide to fit in original scales. So some special made ebony wood scales were used from Werner Breidenbach. Here a comparison of the blade and another one in original scales.
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Regards Peter
@hatzicho: thnx 4 elaborating.
Top blade seems like a very nice razor.
What can you tell us about that one?
Greetings, Jazor
Well top blade is a typical 14 Zwilling Guillermo Hoppe, same blade as shown here by others in the past. Still waiting for its restauration.
But the following one hasn't been shown quite often here I think.
It is also a Hoppe and from the sign on the cardbox G - H one could believe it was also made by Guillermo Hoppe. But this one is a so-called German Hoppe - which was trademark of Giessen & Forsthoff:
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Regards Peter
Thanks for sharing Peter,
That's what I call a gorgeous blade with the swoop in the spine!
Am also a big fan of origial scales, certainly when they have a metal inlay.
Greetinngs, Jazor
Bob, those scales are common on late French razors - the pins are closer to the ends of the scales than most razors and the scales are cheap. The steel and workmanship however, are outstanding. Below, the Le Grelot 14 came in the red plastic sleeve, the TI Best Silver Steel in the black plastic sleeve, and the TI Bijou de France came in a case that’s likely from a shop or wholesaler and very definistely has that late 1960’s ‘orange shag carpet’ vibe to it. You know what I’m talking about, lol.
The TIs have the same tang stamp, but the BSS has an additional ‘14 7/8’ stamp.
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Nice one Steve. I picked a couple of those Best Silver Steels TI's few years ago.
Here is a 8/8 I won on eBay.
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@alex1921: nice razor and not a #14, even though it has the nice "swoop" in the back. Three pinners are also a bit of a rarity.
Back on topic gents: keep the # 14 pics coming!
Grazors, Jazors
The Gabel is not mine.
@Steve56: corrected earlier posting, see above.
Kindest regards, Jazor
It’s been a while since I’ve bought a razor. Here’s my recent acquisition, a Robert Klaas #14. My thanks to Robin for helping me secure it.
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Outstanding!
I hope someone here nabbed that Filarmonica off the fleabay. Just sold a few days ago.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/29575209538...mis&media=COPY
It sure was a beauty but not in my mad money budget.
@PaulFLUS : nice one!
Looks like an acceptable price for that beauty if it is actually 8/8.
Rgds, Jazor
Yeah, I would have paid thatuch for it if I had it to spare.