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    Default Please help identify this Puma

    Hey guys,
    I went against all advice and bought off Ebro yesterday. I just happened to login and start looking around and lo and behold there was a posting that was not even 10 minutes old. The gentleman was offering six razors in total for a "buy it now" price that seemed very fair. Five of these razors are vintage Puma Friseur Freund no 1's. I've never had a Puma and all I read is how awesome they are, so I decided to go for it. Surely there is a gem in there. And none of them look beyond my humble restoration skills. One of them has an interesting emblem on the scale that I can't find on the net. Its a Friseur with a bicyclist instead of the Puma and diamond. Anyone seen this before? Do I have a Frankenstein here? I've also included the pics from the seller so you can judge how foolish I was. Somehow it just seemed like a good bet.
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    The Puma 'Barber's Friend' is a good old razor. I've got one myself. One of the black scaled razors appears to have the twins logo embedded in the scale. So if it is a Henckles that is also a good razor. I have never seen the bicycle logo before.

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    Yes, you're right about the Henckels. the blade says " J.A. Henckels Solingen, Z. Willingswerk 70-1/2". That's from the seller description...I haven't gotten the batch yet.
    The bicycle logo is really strange. I've never seen it on a Puma before. Thanks for the well wishes. I don't know if its cool to say what I paid, but I spent under $100 for all six. I've blown that much on far more frivolous endeavors.

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    Interesting numbers on the ivory coloured scales, never seen that before.

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    You did great ! Got HONES ? Might not need much.
    Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10Pups View Post
    You did great ! Got HONES ? Might not need much.
    For now I leave honing to the masters.

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    The numbers on the razor...looks like it could have been part of a 7 day set???

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