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I mean Soviet Era of course. I found a razor that looks pretty good. It was made in Russia in 1950. It has some minor rust but nothing a little sand paper and polish can't fix. I just didn't want to buy something and fix it all up just to have a polished turd. I just don't know what the reputation is for Soviet razors. Germany is usually good and American and Sheffield but I have never heard anything about Mother Russia.
Ohh, pictures, please!
Sorry no clue as to how good Soviet era razors were but if they are built like their T-34 tanks they may be a little rough around the edges but the steel might be pretty good.
Bob
In my experience, the steel is great! However it corrodes fast! Most are quarter hollow and as plain Jane as they come with blah scales.I have a few and while skinny, 5/8ths is a wide blade, they hone up well once you get to good steel and take as good an edge as any other razor I have found. All I have are long hour renewals from badly cared for blades from the 'Bay.
~Richard
Some names:
Moscva: Moscow
Sputnik: спутник
Roketa: ракета
Capitol: Капитолий страны or Капитолийском
Are built like a AK 47,cheap but they work
I have two at present a Trud Vacha "Volga"and a Trud Vacha "Gravyura". Excellent shavers. T-34, Ak-47, good comparisons.The previous posts describe them well, plain janes (the Gravyura has a nice engraving of a bridge)but they hold the edge pretty good, and shave great.. I was lucky my blades were well cared for and shiny. They took an edge easily.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...or-yzkaya.htmlQuote:
but I have never heard anything about Mother Russia
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...straights.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...d-russian.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ian-razor.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...an-razors.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post579530
I believe, you can find more threads about Russian/Soviet razors.
My experience with Russian straights has been hit \ miss. Some I've honed have taken great edges and others have crumbled as I've been honing them.
Most likely, they were made in different periods of Soviet history: the earlier razors are better.Quote:
Some I've honed have taken great edges and others have crumbled
Hit and miss is what their camera and lens gear was like. If you got a good one it really was good.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnmrson
Bob
Technically, the Wapienica razors are Soviet made as well, since at that time it was made in Soviet owned factories.
I have several STIZ Razors and made the Experience that they are really fine shavers,
the steel ist good and hard and theyre holding the sharpness (once they were sharpened well) for a relative long time.
Shaving with these Razors is fun, the sound is scratchy (with my Utro and Osobaja) but the Result is excellent,
theyre agile (just because of theyre size of 11/16" - 6/8") and theyre well made, not in that perfect style were used
from most Solingen Razors, but very far away from seeming cheap.
I beg your pardon Bruno. Wapienica's are polish made razors. What do you mean by "it was made in Soviet owned factories"?
Maciek.
Well some one mentioned Trud and that is a mark on it. Here is the link to the razor. Im still considering buying it now that you guys are telling me it may be good. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1686991...rling-straight
I guess Bruno meant that in the Era of eastern european communism most economical structures had been controlled (more or less) by soviet economical & political interests, so that a polish Wapi could have an russian-soviet Background.
Gentlemen, you're right ...but a bit wrong.:)
Era of communism was the same in Eastern Europe. But countries, people, mentality, manufacturers traditions were very different. For example, the product, which was made in DDR(East Germany) or in Yugoslavia, was very different from the same in USSR.