Thread: Puma Friseur Freund No.1 bellied hollow?

Hi guys,

I bought this razor, oh about 2 honing sessions and 3 shaves ago, I'd say (got too excited the first time, wanting shave with it and set a poor bevel).

Anyway, I literally just found this out - could it be bellied hollow ground? I ran my fingers down the blade, from the spine to the edge and it felt weird. Took a look and after several attempts, finally managed to snap a photo of it.

Anyone see a Puma like this before?

P.S. You can go ahead and mock me for taking 3 shaves, before finding out what I'm shaving with.

That bellied hollow is the way they made them. Reinforces the paper thin edge. Those look like Theirs-Issard scales. Nice one way or the other.

Thanks for that @JimmyHAD! I admit, I only held one other Puma in my hands and honed it, but had not noticed the same bellied grind. I will need to ask my friend to check.

The scales look unusual to me, too, for a Puma.

Who knows what happened to this one... I dare say, it was never honed, or at least it appeared so. No wear on the spine and the angle of the bevel looked like it was not done flat on a stone. Feedback from the stone was scratchy, as I was honing it, removing rough edges and creating the correct bevel. I've seen and felt this same thing on the other Puma (#89 Special 5/8") and a few other blades I knew were NOS.

Then there's this finish on the blade face. Looks like it wasn't polished all the way, far from it, yet it was etched. Thank whomever cleaned it, for not using any sandpaper on it, probably only some mild polishing paste, which faded the etching, but left the finish intact.