Grandfathers Razor..

[JOB15]

For over a year now I have been waiting for my uncle to find his fathers straight razor.

My uncle is now 94 years old and quite a character as was my father.
He is a MBE and still produces a quarterly magazine, "The Assyrian Observer" and at 90 years of age completed the London marathon.

He finally found the razor. Yesterday I went to visit him, expecting a well worn rusty Solingen . (That is the picture I had in my head)

To my surprise it is a Kropp and in excellent condition. No bevel to speak of and it must be an extra hollow because the edge is paper thin .

Considering the history of this blade.
My fathers side of the family are Assyrian my mother English.
So this razor started out in Sheffield then made its way to Northern Iraq where it lived in the desert for decades and then made its way to London and to me.
Bare in mind also the lives my father/uncle/grandfather lived and their amazing stories which could be made into films . Life in the desert was not for the faint hearted .

Last night I cleaned it up with Mass and oiled it.
Then set the bevel on the 1k Chosera with a slurry, no circles, it didn't take too long and I could keep a close eye on its development.
Then the 5k/10k ... 16k Shapton and onto the Escher 75 laps with a slurry and 50 with water. The whole time being really gentle with minimum strokes.
50 linen / 50 Cordovan .

Today I shaved with it. Pre shave I thought if its no good ill take it to the Nakayama and so on..
Used my best gear.. Acqua De Parma cream / Thater brush ...
The shave was amazing , ill be BBS tomorrow still, it was one of those shaves..

I will de pin it and clean it properly after my brothers have tried it out...
Result....
Pictures below...
Thanks for the interest