Thread: Oddball

I just picked up a razor on the bay that has no markings except made in Germany and the blade is marked Magnetic Steel.It's a round nose and looks like a 5/8 blade.Any insight as to a manufacturer ?

Any pictures you could post from the add?

Test to see if the razor is actually magnetic. There's a few companies that made magnetic razors as a gimic to sell there products. I'll have to look around to find out some of those manufacturers. And again pictures would help

This is it,no other markings,it does appear that there is a mark of some kind right behind the word Germany in one of the pics,

If you blow the first pic up just behind the word Germany just under the edge of the scale it looks like maybe a mark.

Originally Posted by AKwildman

This is it,no other markings

Originally Posted by AKwildman

it does appear that there is a mark of some kind right behind the word Germany in one of the pics,

Originally Posted by AKwildman

If you blow the first pic up just behind the word Germany just under the edge of the scale it looks like maybe a mark.

I cannot reconcile these statements. I also cannot see any other marking.

not sure if there is a mark there or just fuzz or distortion .

Ok got it in the mail today,what a wreck,the blade looks great.It is magnetic for what that's worth.The tang pin was way to tight and when you rotated the blade the scales would shift out of line .I suspected a bent pin and was right,the pin hole way to big,it's not 1/8 and its not 1/16 ? I was going to flip it but without a makers Mark I think I will use a old gunsmith trick on the pin hole and put some decent scales on it and just use it.

That blade does look like it's in great condition! I have a few magnetic blades, they are interesting but can be irritating to work on. I had one snap to another blade on my work bench the other day...

Ya strange,I've been reading some steampunk adventures and this would fit right in lol,I think this may be a Pakistani blade do to the way it's stamped and the fact that none of the edges on the spine are smooth as you would find with A a good maker and B age.Also the sloppy tang hole and bent pin.The scales have a cheap feel to them but I was also surprised that they had a actual wedge.I have a Dovo with the plastic scales and they don't have a wedge ,more of a molded bump on the inside.Thankfully I only have about 20 bucks tied up in it.