Where to buy: Dovo Bismark

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Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Iwan, if the member you sold it to was Tony Miller, then it is. However, I'm fairly certain I got it before you joined the community. I'll double-check the BST threads when I get back from work.

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Why didn't I think of doing that!?! :fim:

I'll do it later. But no I didn't sell it to Tony, I did buy it from him brand new once though when I first started out. I can't recall who I sold it to now but i'll check my post history later. :)

Ilija,
That is the one I sold you and I owned from new. I think I only honed it before selling it to you and may have never shaved with it. I did also sell a few of these to the UK as I got 4 or 6 from my supplier for resale maybe a year and a half back.

Tony

Thanks for the info Tony. She looks good and is a decent shaver but with new ones coming in, it's time to prioritize and since this wasn't a restoration job and I already have Solingen spikes that are, I don't have either emotional or collector's reasons to hang onto it.

Hmm, I was really leaning more towards a round point rather than a spike. I'll need to think about this.

Orest

No problem. I am in no rush to get rid of it but this would have been perfect for a person looking specifically for a Bismarck.

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Originally Posted by kozulich

Hmm, I was really leaning more towards a round point rather than a spike. I'll need to think about this.

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Don't shy away from the spike, Orest. This looks like a very nice razor to me and I prefer shaving with square points. I love the precision it affords me.

X

Too late... It generated some interest in the hidden quarters of the SRP and already got shipped out :cool: No wonder as it had virtually zero hone wear and was sold shipped for 1/2 of what CS was charging before shipping.

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Originally Posted by xman

Don't shy away from the spike, Orest. This looks like a very nice razor to me and I prefer shaving with square points. I love the precision it affords me.

X

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I don't mind spikes - after all, it's what I learned on. My first 2 razors were spikes. My real preference is for a french point, but since I only have one razor that's a true round point, I wanted another. I see the bismark is sold though, so I'll continue shopping for the red handle variety.

Thanks guys,

Orest

I went ahead and pulled the pin on a new red Dovo Bismarck from Classic, which arrived Saturday. Beauty! Great shaver. 4 laps on the Moor's white, and a stropping right out of the box, and it shaved like a champ. A couple minor fit'n'finish flaws, but functionally perfect, and I like the shorter blade length.

Orest