Dubl Duck found in Lancaster, CA

[shallard]

Good day,

For any interested parties, I have found a couple of Dubl Duck razors in an antique store of Lancaster, CA. One of them had a couple of nicks in the blade, so I did not seriously consider buying it. The second one had a nice looking edge on it, and the scales were in good condition. It would not take much to make it nice and shiny, but the biggest detractor was that it had a significant amount of hone wear. On the plus side, the price was only $35.

I was seriously considering buying this razor because I remember some members here saying that any Dubl Duck is a good razor, but I ended up getting an S.R.Droescher No.79 razor instead. The S.R.D. had practically no hone wear, just a bit of rust that I have since buffed-out. Looking forward to trying it out!

Anyway, this all happened last week, and I'm assuming both Dubl Duck razors are still available, if anybody is interested. Quick, before I change my mind and go back for it!

Cheers!

[RezDog]

SR Droescher put out some very good razors. On some of them you can see the makers mark of who actually made the razors. I have seen a few with the tuning fork of Grah and Plumacher. As far as I am concerned you can't go wrong there.

[Steel]

I have had a few SR Droescher pass through and I kept one. All of them took excellent edges. Very good steel.

[beavisd]

I have two S.R.D razors, a Gold Bug and a No.79, and they're both really good razors! They both take a great edge. The Gold Bug is one of my favorite razors with its translucent orange scales. I'm sure you'll enjoy that No 79.

[shallard]

Gents,

Thanks for the words of encouragement for the S.R.D. No79! I finally got around to honing it and shaved with it for the first time yesterday. Very nice, even with my limited honing experience. It took a bit more work than I thought to get some rust pits out of the bevel (I only have a Norton 4/8) but the end result was good!

I was expecting the Dubl Ducks to generate more discussion or interest, just because I know it's a sought after brand. I didn't think to take pictures of the razors when I was there last time, but next time I'm in the area, I'll try to snap a few pics and post them here.

Cheers!

[TrilliumLT]

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