Thread: Help with year of my ERN #10 Eagle/snake

Well this is my first post, I am a new (40 year old new) straight razor shaver. I purchased this razor when I was a senior in high school '91. I had thought I lost it, but found it again when I was going through stuff. Long story short found it, honed it, stropped it (I'm sure not as good as someone who knows exactly how) and started shaving with it about a week ago. I have looked at the ERN posts on here, might be a 1890's/1900's razor? But I cannot find one that looks like this one exactly, it also just has the number 10 for a model. Any help in learning more would be great. Oh and by the way, this thing shaves way better than my mach 5, no pull, I'm still scared of my chin, but I'll get there!! Thank you!

The wise ones will be able to help you shortly.
You might want to take close ups of both side of the tang, the location of most of the markings that help with dating.
It looks like is says "Germany" on the tang on the front and 10 5/8 on the back but better pictures would help.
My wild and subject to correction and updates would be post 1891 for sure and probably the first quarter of the 20th century.
"Made in Germany" would help date it (Post 1914 if memory serves) but note that many German made razors did not follow the marking conventions in the post WWI years.

Every shave den should have at least one ERN, they are great razors….

Thanks for the help! Here are pictures: The eagle/snake is worn or just a light stamping. It only has "Germany" on the tang. The box also has 10 on it so I was guessing it was a model 10. I don't have anything to compare it to as far as the shave, but it shaves real close with no pull.