Thread: Looking at a union cuttlery expert barber 400 as we speak. Thoughts?

Hi all. At an antique shop right now, looking at a union cuttlery expert 400 straight. Looks to be in good shape. No nicks in the blade. They want $35. Anyone know much about these blades?

This is not the actual razor, but it looks identical.

I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Regards - Walt

If I was standing next to you and you hesitated it would be walking out the door with me right now. Looks good and a good price, but, in an antique shop offer less and see what happens.

Very fair price. The blade looks full and the bluing is still there. Plop it down!

Sorry guys. That pic is of one I found on eBay selling for 129.99. The antique shop wouldn't let me take pictures. That pic was just showing the model I was looking at. It's pretty close to the same shape. I'll post some pics when I get home... Got it for $30.

Excellent deal man!

Originally Posted by ZackW

Sorry guys. That pic is of one I found on eBay selling for 129.99. The antique shop wouldn't let me take pictures. That pic was just showing the model I was looking at. It's pretty close to the same shape. I'll post some pics when I get home... Got it for $30.

I just saw that the pic was one like it! Showing another razor is not really the best way to get advise on a completely different one, IMO. If you are new to razors, you might not see things which could make a huge difference. For your sake, I hope it is close in condition!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I just saw that the pic was one like it! Showing another razor is not really the best way to get advise on a completely different one, IMO. If you are new to razors, you might not see things which could make a huge difference. For your sake, I hope it is close in condition!

I was thinking of that when I posted it. I should have put that in bold. I was mainly looking for info on that being a quality brand/blade. It was odd, the antique store is 4 levels, the employee on floor 2 (which had this razor) did not let me take pictures. However floor 4 said he would let me take pics of another razor.

Sorry for the confusion. Here is the pics of the razor.






Still worth $30?

Well, it looks pretty good! I am guilty of not reading things sometimes. I missed that 4th line! Union Cutlery started out in Georgia and then moved to Olean, which was quite a cutlery-making hub back in the day. Very good stuff! the tang bluing is almost gone and needs a cleaning/ polish. The blade looks great. It should hone up easy and make you a fine shaver. We are not supposed to be evaluating on the open forum, but I would say you did quite well. Enjoy!

Some interesting info from Martin on Union Cutlery in this thread, Zack.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ow-conn-2.html
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