Quote Originally Posted by Kalecommando View Post


Just to make sure... the comments that it looks like a pocket knife is because of those copperheads? If without those, then it looks like a normal straight razor. No?

Those copper parts weigh around 30 grams in total or so. Total weight of the razor is 115 gram. Without those parts I guess it would weigh 85 grams.
A standard full hollow 5/8 razor with proper balance weighs 40g±2g. Also correct grinding and honing means that the bevel should not extend inside the shoulder (the photographs are probably the stock photos that the seller is using for the listing, not of your particular razor, so yours is hopefully better).

You may have a good razor, but as others said the marketing spiel raises a lot of red flags - it shows clear incompetence as far as razors and steel are concerned.

Back to your original question - the steel is the least important factor in making razors - there are number of steels, some among the cheapest that are excellent choice for razors. And there are many steels that are very expensive that are a horrible choice. VG10 is fine for razors, but you're not going to get better performance than say 440C.
The heat treatment and the grinding are the critical components. Yes they depend on the steel, but more specialized steels are generally trickier to heat treat correctly and may be harder to grind.
All I am trying to say is that selecting razor primarily based on the steel, especially when you don't already have a few dozen razors and are looking for something very particular, is not the optimal choice.