Thread: Help with razor origins.....

Hi! I picked this up on eBay the other day. Does anyone know anything about this brand? I believe it is Japanese but that is based solely on the 'writing' on the tang (For Barbers Use/First Quality). Any informed opinions?? thanks in advance!!









Chris

addendum: I still think it may be Japanese, but it has a pretty heavy grind compared to my other Japanese razors...





Any help is appreciated

Chris

From what I can remember, the M&G razors are from a Sheffield maker.

I read something about them a while ago, but can't seem to remember much else.
Once the history buffs on here sees this thread, I am sure they will yet again prove me wrong, and provide us both with some details surrounding this brand.

Your razor does not look like a japanese western-style razor at all to me, I'm afraid. It looks more German/American, Swedish or English

The makers logo looks almost like a copy of another swedish razor maker of great repute - c. v. Heljestrand's MK series:





Whether that is with the intent to confuse I don't know. Three Crowns is the emblem of Sweden used in the royal mark and by the government, so it could simply be another swedish maker. I would not have expected the 'For Barbers Use' and 'Real Hollow Ground' on the back though, and I would have expected at lest the mname of the city where it was made, eg Eskilstuna.

The writing looks a little like something intended for import, most likely from Germany, in which case one would imagine it's either a little known German maker or an american import/export agency set up in Germany.

There was a maker of a razor called the "Thee Crowns" in England, but the mark consisted simply of three (larger) crowns side-by-side and no initials.

I keep thinking of the similarity of the mark to CVH... Heljestrand produced razors for others, notably Magnus Kindal (MK), so MG might well be one produced by them in a similar fashion. As far as I recall, there were other Heljestrands, some with no initials at all, and I think there are others with either 'BK' or 'RK' on them...

Not that helpful, I'm afraid!

Regards,
Neil

Chris maybe zethlent will chime in or PM him. He sold one on the classifieds here and I seem to remember he had some info on them from speaking local barbers. Just a thought.

Well, here is another one:



So it is definitely Swedish

Regards,
Neil

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So it is definitely Swedish

Regards,
Neil

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mac-attack dysfunction: should show a pic now.

Thanks for the replies!! I am certainly not upset that its swedish! I love the 4 swedish razors I own...all great shavers. Like I said, my uninformed opinion was just based on the writing. I haven't honed it yet, but I have all the confidence in the world that it will shave well. I feel silly that I didn't make the association to the MK's...I have been watching a few on the bay!! Thanks again guys!! I'll revive this thread in a week or so after I hone it and give her a few tries

Chris

I've seen a couple of theese but all from Japan.
Japanese knockoff CVH with swedish steel? Hard to tell
Beautiful razors and excellent shavers

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