Thread: Nice, Clean 'No Name' Razor... ID help?

Originally Posted by Prahston

@ JimmyHAD... I was listening to Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time" the other day and that's what I thought of when you mentioned someone slipping it into a lunch bucket. It is truly a great shaving razor so I'm really happy!

@ Voidmonster... If that practice was common does it make razors that have Nazi/Third Reich/Etc markings/etchings more valuable? Very interesting as I had not considered that at all.

I'd think, if anything, it makes them less valuable since it drastically increases the chances that they were made much, much later.

It seems to me to be an old Solingen blank. It reminds me of Henckels. Sorry, I did not read. Does it shave well?

@ Sharptonn... Yep! Just honed and shaved with it yesterday and shaves like a dream. Whatever it is, I am putting it in the Damn Fine Shaver category!

You will never know the maker, unfortunately. There wouldn't be any markings around the pivot hole and only a couple of manufacturers I know of had single letter or number marks that were usually just hidden by the scales - but you couldn't tell the maker from a single letter or number.

Grinding due to anti-german feelings could be the reason, but it wasn't that common in WW1 - more common in WW2. Besides, the grinding was usually left unpolished, and even when some attempt was made to make a decent job of it it is seldom up the the standard of the rest of the blade so it rather stands out.

Blanks were made for suppliers to mark with their own marks - usually acid etched or electro-engraved on hardened and tempered steel.

Blanks were also made by big concerns for others to hollow grind as well as mark - an example is the Wade & Butcher 'For Concaving' blank with no other marks on it.

Martin103 posted a nice piece on another reason for no marks on blades - 'wash stamp' marks - in the forum if you look for it.

It looks a decent razor and I'm glad it shaves so well - that's all that counts, really.

Regards,
Neil

It is a shame to have that no-name cluttering up your cabinet. I will gladly take it off your hands for a small fee...just to help you out.

Thanks so much for all the information! The one thing I did not consider before getting it ready to shave was the, "What if you really like this one?", angle... Kind of like your Best Buddies blindfolding you, putting you behind the wheel of a car that is just an incredible match for you, letting you drive it around and see how it performs, see how comfortable it is and then having them put the blindfold back on and drop you back off at home without the slightest clue of what type of car that was... I guess that is not completely accurate as I get to keep this razor... But, it is sure nice enough I wouldn't have minded knowing where I might find another one!

@ souschefdude... Man, thanks for your kindness and generosity! If the burden of owning such a nice surprise like this ever becomes too much for me I will absolutely put a tag with your name on it. No worries about the Fee, either... You'll be saving me a mint in Psychotherapy just by taking it off my hands... Whew! I'm glad to have that cleared up!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ce-razors.html

Here is the link Neil mentioned... Thank you!

Got some help from local Mentor 'Deighaingeal' (I think I spelled that right... ) and with the right light and the right angle he found the Wet Mark and it is indeed a Henckels! Even after he found it I can still barely see it but it is there... Just very faint.

Very cool time spent on honing techniques, looking at tons of razor candy and getting tons of great information! Thanks Gerrit!

AHA! I NAILED it! (little dance!) Enjoy!