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  1. 06-14-2014, 12:15 AM #1
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    Just a quick question: Are all Wapienica razors actually medical razors with stainless steel scales?

    The only ones I ever see available for purchase are one of two all-stainless models.
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    I cannot speak for the more modern ones (if in fact they are more modern) but my old ones (2008 or so??) came from a bigger stock of stainless-scaled ones. I have a recollection the blades were/are carbon steel though, and certainly the one I gave my brother got a tonne of surface rust on it after he left it out in the bathroom for 3 weeks.

    When I bought mine I think we were lead to believe they were from the Polish army medical stock, but I might be wrong on that.

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    Theywere never stainless blades IME, only SS scales.
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    Really!! I assumed that a medical razor would be all stainless since carbon steel and high pressure stream (as found in an autoclave) are not a real good mix.
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    It is possible that dry ovens were used rather than autoclaves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dzanda View Post
    Really!! I assumed that a medical razor would be all stainless since carbon steel and high pressure stream (as found in an autoclave) are not a real good mix.
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