Thread: New Gottas?

have found german site selling what look like new Gotta Razors. Has someone bought the trademark? Possibly NOS? Quite cheap if so. If anyone understands German a bit better than me.Rasiermesser Gotta Hamburger Ring - Messer Roedter Altstadt Passage 14 D-95028 Hof - USt-Id Nr. DE222849453 - HRA 1871
May be new made by firm called Roedter, anyone heard of this firm?

My bet is someone bought the trade mark and is making or is having razors made for them so branded. They do not look NOS vintage razors to me. Depending who and where they are made would likely indicate the quality of the razor.

Bob

Well, it is fairly obvious where they were made. Because there is a law and bylaw for the use of the name Solingen.

Messer Roedter are a shop for knives and scissors in Hof, Bavaria. Nice shop, by the way. From what the description of that razor says, it seems safe to assume that they bought the brand name, and are having these razors made in Solingen. The blade looks like every other 5/8 blade out of Solingen today. For that kind of money, much more attractive options exist today.

The Modern Revisor Solingen company bought all the old Gotta blanks and rework them to make them look brand new. Revisor supplies several large concerns in the UK, including Amazon, with these razors. To most intents and purposes they are vintage Grah & Plumacher blanks reworked and regilded by a modern razor factory using very experienced staff and state of the art machinery.

Very many Revisors and their 'rarities of the wofld' razors have gone through my hands, and all have been excellent razors.

It is a current producer (mass producer) that is a par with others like Dovo and T I - in my experience their shave ready condition and QC control puts them firmly at the top of the list, I would even put them in advance of the new Wackers in terms of quality control and customer friendliness.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks Neil, but would 100 Euro (5/8 razor) not be too cheap for a site reselling Revisor worked Gotta blanks?

Originally Posted by dmnc

Thanks Neil, but would 100 Euro (5/8 razor) not be too cheap for a site reselling Revisor worked Gotta blanks?

I am not Neil. However, I can assure you nonetheless that what Neil insinuated with regards to these Gotta razors is not true. In particular the parts about "large concerns", and "mass production". The question whether €100 for a 5/8 are an adequate price is open to interpretation. The blade in the original post is not made from NOS blanks, otherwise it would almost certainly have stamped maker's mark, not a laser etched one. I would expect it to retail for something like €50-65, but certainly not if it had been made by Revisor.

Out of morbid curiosity, Neil, where did you get your information from? Because in the pictures below, you can see the "modern factory" and the "state of the art machinery"

I am Neil, Robin, moreover I am most particular in what I write. If you were half so studious in what you read, we would not be having this tedious, time-wasting correspondence.

My allusions were to the Gottas reworked by Revisor Solingen and offered several times to me in the past, to Amazon Uk and Exucutive Shaving by their MD, Thomas.

If you want to rant on about others and where the Gottas they sell came from, then open the link supplied by th OP and contrast it with one on Revisors website.

BTW, as far as the pics posted are concerned, I have most of that machinery but as my shed is even skankier than your room, I will keep it to myself. Sticking a load of old gubbins from a state of the art workshop does not make that workshop state of the art, at least we agree on that...

Just leave me out of any quagmires you want to make - I am neither impressed nor interested, my time is far too precious to waste on trash like this, so I repeat I will not be replying to any threads in the future, particular if I see your questionable name attached.

You have been given enough rope, why not go hang yourself with it and spare us some of this tedium...

Neil

Was looking forward to this... Knew it was inevitable. .......Quite enjoyable, actually!

Gotta agree the Gotta in the link looks link its gotta be a remix and not original



as the Revisor versions of the Gotta as below have clearly stamped tangs

I Gotta get some sleep. Never liked the name 'Gotta'. Don't 'Gotta' have one. I also figure 'Erusta's' are pretty well-rusted.
As to a Dorko, I digress.
Good nite Gents!
Regards.
Tom