Thread: Where to buy: Dovo Bismark

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.

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

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.

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.

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 No wonder as it had virtually zero hone wear and was sold shipped for 1/2 of what CS was charging before shipping.

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

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