Thread: Looking for a Bellied Hollow Razor

Would this be considered 'bellied'? I've always wondered what the grind on this Griffon Carbo Magnetic was called..





I couldn't get a pic of the end of the razor very well. Limited by the good ol' iPhone. It hollows down from the spine the kind of 'flattens out' at the edge. Good shaver regardless

Chris

That is a nice looking razor but it does not appear to be ground the same as any of the Griffon 60 XX Carbo Magnetics currently on the 'bay. Is this a 60 or is there diferent digit next to the 6?

Its stamped 60. I haven't seen one with this grind before either. I wish I could get rid of some of those scratches but I'm afraid to mess up the etch. I don't know why, but this razor has always managed to make all of my previous 'thinning the herd' cuts

Chris

Originally Posted by sharkbite111

Would this be considered 'bellied'? I've always wondered what the grind on this Griffon Carbo Magnetic was called..
I couldn't get a pic of the end of the razor very well. Limited by the good ol' iPhone. It hollows down from the spine the kind of 'flattens out' at the edge. Good shaver regardless

Chris

Not an expert but I would think that is a bellied blade.

Bob

Originally Posted by john3126

That is a nice looking razor but it does not appear to be ground the same as any of the Griffon 60 XX Carbo Magnetics currently on the 'bay. Is this a 60 or is there diferent digit next to the 6?

That is just the trouble I was talking about with looking for model numbers/names, not all from the same manufacturer were ground the same way. Makes it difficult.

Bob

I see your point but any information is better than a shot in the dark. i am guessing there are more hollow ground razors without a belly than with.

George W. Korn took out a patent on the grind in 1902. Pat # 693,524

Some of the Little Valley razors are ground that way.

Cattaraugus below.

I have a Redt Dot and a Romuso with me that are obviously bellied. I have never payed that code of attention before. I had always presumed that all of the extra hollows were bellied. Apparently they are not. Hopefully you find what you are looking for at the price you want.

Almost all vintage full hollow razors are like this. So just pick any german or american razor from the 19th century - double check with the seller to be sure, but you really don't need to look hard.

Thanks to everyone for all the great pointers. I picked up a nice Cattaraugus bellied hollow yesterday.