Thread: Help identifying straight razor

hello,
I find this straight razor. Do you have any idea what brand it is? Is it worth buying? It is an wedge.

I dont know much so id wait till someone else comments but it has no tail. Ive read some very old razors came that way. Also the scales being straight and not curved is a sign of being very old. Not too sure you would be able to make it shave or not but its a nice piece.

And I say it's old, both after missing the tail and after missing the teeth of adhesion and the square spine (unrounded).
I held it in my hand and it's kind of awkward with no tail, I do not know how to shave with him.
I want to know if it's worth the effort to buy it (if you still find) and it reconditioned.

With that much active rust the only way to know if it will be worth restoring is going to be to hone it and if you can get clean steel on the bevel it will shave again.
Razors without tails were popular for a while in France.
I cannot read the tang stamp. It might be unique if you can save it.

There is not just rust, it is also oil, who has tried to protect it.
Stamp is something like: "agier forge". What does D F mean with that crown between the letters.

The crown usually is a royal endorsement of sorts, typically referred to as a warrant. DF will be the royal family member that was ruler at the time. I do not know much about them.
If what is on the razor is old solid and it is not rusty then I would expect it to be a great opportunity for a great project.

Originally Posted by mihai

There is not just rust, it is also oil, who has tried to protect it.
Stamp is something like: "agier forge". What does D F mean with that crown between the letters.

Have a closer look at the stampings. I suspect that it is "acier forge" rather than "agier forge". Acier forge is French for forged steel.

Bob

The razor may be French so I would PM forum member Chawing with a link to this thread. Ask him if he can say what the D crown F means.

Bob

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Originally Posted by BobH

Have a closer look at the stampings. I suspect that it is "acier forge" rather than "agier forge". Acier forge is French for forged steel.

Bob

Yes, I think you're closer to the truth. thx

Originally Posted by BobH

The razor may be French so I would PM forum member Chawing with a link to this thread. Ask him if he can say what the D crown F means.

Bob

I will look for the forum colleague

Hi there ! :-)

I'm not too sure that's a french razor. It does seem to be written "acier forgé" on it "forged steel", but from the overall look, I'd say that could be a double-bladed straigth razor that's missing a blade.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...d-razor-2.html

Papillon

From the 1815 years, english production. Not too goods shavers, but still historicaly interesting.

That's the kind of blades I like to buy, but I wouldn't spent too much money on it.