Thread: Mulcuto and Clearcut?

I bought two blades today. first one I found on craigslist is a Mulcuto Diamon. It appears to be in fair shape. It has a nice petina with a couple of small spots of active rust. The scales are solid and pins still feel really tight on it.

The second I found in a small antique shop. All I can get off it is what looks like a large diamond and the name Clearcut on the face of the blade. The scale look old, but really ornate. I can't tell if they're plastic or something else. The tang is decorated in the same material as the scales and it looks like some numbers that are rubbed away from use. Possibly 256 if my guess is accurate. I can't find anything on this blade other than that.

I paid $60 for the Mulcuto and $25 for the Clearcut. If anyone can give me any information on either blade I would greatly appreciate it. Pics attached.

The Mulcuto was made by Paul Muller at the Mulcuto-Werk factory in Solingen. They are recorded in Solingen registers dating from 1920 to the 1940s, but could have existed both before and after these dates.

Some people think the razors were made expressly for barbers, but that is not the case. Some are far too ornate with impressive metal inlays of various designs in the scales, obviously aimed at the consumer.

I have had a few and honed some others. Good steel, good razors - better than some modern offerings. Not that rare and a pretty decent make.

Regards,
Neil

PS: yours is for strong/tough/wiry beards according to the box.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

The Mulcuto was made by Paul Muller at the Mulcuto-Werk factory in Solingen. They are recorded in Solingen registers dating from 1920 to the 1940s, but could have existed both before and after these dates.

Some people think the razors were made expressly for barbers, but that is not the case. Some are far too ornate with impressive metal inlays of various designs in the scales, obviously aimed at the consumer.

I have had a few and honed some others. Good steel, good razors - better than some modern offerings. Not that rare and a pretty decent make.

Regards,
Neil

PS: yours is for strong/tough/wiry beards according to the box.

Awesome, thanks for the info. I wonder how much weight you can put into the type of beard they suggested it for? There is one barber shop around here that I know of who will hone customer razors. Given how old the guy is getting though (been a great barber since I was a kid), might behoove me to learn to hone myself.

I cleaned up the blades a bit with a dremel. The clearcut has to get honed thanks to me slipping with the buffer but it came out very shiny. The mulcuto I expected more shine out of but alas it still has film look to it. I'll add pics in a moment.

Sorry for the delay, here's the pics.