Thread: Need help with my grandfathers USMC Clauss!

Originally Posted by Jimg1775

You have a nice collection and are right abt your dates. I'm trying to make a 7 day set of USMC straights so if you ever nd to part with 1 look no further. Lost 1 on the bay 2 wks ago. I look everyday but found 1 where they replaced the scales with aqua glass. What a shame. I'm a 20 yr vet and been out for 2 yrs. Miss the corps everyday. Semper fidelis. When did you go to the island?

I will let you know if I run across any I have one of each type so I'm set. I went to the Boot Camp in '79 and still remember it like it was yesterday the BEST Years of my Life. My Oldest Son has been in for almost 4 years he just Reenlisted and everywhere I look there are Marines I miss it too but all I need to do is walk outside and get my fix, just about everywhere I look there is something to do with Our Beloved Marine Corps. " Semper Fi Devil Dog"

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

I know it had previously been speculated that some of the USMC razors were WWII era, but I can't find anything to back that up. I can, however, find requisition orders for Clauss razors from WWI.

Don't take this as gospel though, since the appropriate WWII records could be lurking behind a paywall I'm not privy to.

However, I cannot turn up any search hits for Clauss-made straight razors beyond 1918. They may well have made them, but if they did, they didn't advertise them. They got hammered in the 1920's for selling razors stamped with 'Sheffield' that appear to have been produced... Somewhere. The company rep claimed that in the natural course of their business they bought out a warehouse that had a whole bunch of bare razor blades in it, so they naturally stuck scales on'em and sold'em to the public, but they really didn't know if what was stamped on them was true or not.

The FTC smacked'em around a little and told them not to do it anymore.



There is a 1937 Annual Report on Munitions which mentions Clauss several times, but the book isn't fully available and I can't tell what was being purchased from them (not a whole lot of whatever it was, as the maximum charge listed was $26,622.68). By that time, they were regularly advertising and selling safety-razor blades.

Here's a picture of JOB or Junk On a Bunk one has a Straight and the other a Saftey they had to have been made about the same time and because of the gear and the weapon used I would say after the First World War and Before the Second. Maybe sometime in the 20's or 30'sAttachment 158430Attachment 158431

Originally Posted by Slamthunderide

I will let you know if I run across any I have one of each type so I'm set. I went to the Boot Camp in '79 and still remember it like it was yesterday the BEST Years of my Life. My Oldest Son has been in for almost 4 years he just Reenlisted and everywhere I look there are Marines I miss it too but all I need to do is walk outside and get my fix, just about everywhere I look there is something to do with Our Beloved Marine Corps. " Semper Fi Devil Dog"

Thanks for the offer. You were still in the old corps when drill instructors could properly train recruits even though I was a private in 2nd battalion in 1992. Still remember the footprints like it was yesterday. Congratulations on your sons success in staying in. Is he an 03? Hard t to stay in these days. Talked to a recruiter the other day and they are freezing promotions from staff on up soon. He must've had good pro con scores like a 4.8 or 4.9. My hope he stays safe

In reply to other posts I saw an early pic in Time magazine where they priced what it took to outfit a Marine and in the picture was a straight with all his gear layed out in front of him. I bet they went over to DE s later in ww2. Do u collect or restore? I'm a newbie in the restore world

Originally Posted by Jimg1775

In reply to other posts I saw an early pic in Time magazine where they priced what it took to outfit a Marine and in the picture was a straight with all his gear layed out in front of him. I bet they went over to DE s later in ww2. Do u collect or restore? I'm a newbie in the restore world

I found a Spanish American with the USMC on the tang but it just makes me nervous. Its the only 1on the bay at the moment and its 30 dollars and it would complete my collection but I could etch USMC down the tang easily on a blank clauss. The 2nd version has a certain shoulder. The 1st is not so clear. If you find the time could u take a look for me and tell me if its a spanish american