I wasn't really looking for another straight razor - heck, I already have four and I have a hard time working them into my rotation as it is...but, when I saw this razor by Henckels I really liked the look of it.

Twenty-two dollars later I ended up being the hopefully-proud owner of it.

I believe that the somewhat unusual spine design was to accommodate a guard but apart from that I really don't know much about the razor or brand so I guess I have the same 3-4 questions most people would have when buying something mostly based on how it looked;

1) How is Henckels as a brand w/in straight razors (and of course this razor model in particular),
2) Any issues you spot with the razor that my relatively untrained eye missed that would prevent it from being a good shaver,
3) Roughly how old is it, and
4) At $22 was this a good deal?

Really looking forward to checking it out in person next week or so.





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