Thread: Vintage Puma or new Revisor?

Inspect those Pumas carefully as top one appears to have a tear on the edge just left center. That is always the concern when buying vintage razors before you have the opportunity to inspect them in person. But I give a plus one on vintage Pumas as well. Good luck with your choice.

Originally Posted by guitstik

Inspect those Pumas carefully as top one appears to have a tear on the edge just left center. That is always the concern when buying vintage razors before you have the opportunity to inspect them in person. But I give a plus one on vintage Pumas as well. Good luck with your choice.

Good spotting, looks like a hairline crack in blade.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Good spotting, looks like a hairline crack in blade.

New glasses and a bigger monitor

The #91 has some serious rust issue, especially on the spine at the toe end.

As for purchase preference: for resale purposes, I would say Puma. But I am not one for hype, and I really like Revisors. Personally I would prefer a nice, new razor from a small, dedicated manufacturer (i.e. Revisor) over a vintage razor produced on a massive scale (i.e. Puma). Because there are a lot of Pumas.

Don't get me wrong, I love vintage Solingen razors. However, as far as they go I find razors from major manufacturers such as Böker, Ern, Henckels, Puma and Dovo considerably less interesting than say Hermann Mehl, Klihaso, Mabenso or Daniel Peres razors. Or indeed Revisor, vintage or new production. What I love about the new production razors from the smaller outfits, like Revisor, Ralf Aust, Wacker is that they are tangible embodiments and a continuation of the historical trade of razor production.