Thread: A very large blade from France

I have a thing for French razors. Any country that can make TI, Le Grelot and Le Jaguar razors had to be doing something right. Anyway I've always kept my eye out for other interesting looking razors from France. Yesterday I was lucky enough to be the purchaser of an A Aubry, Paris straight. It is listed as having a blade that is 3cm wide. That puts it at 1" 2/8 - 1" 3/8.
Now that is a serious size blade. Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to getting it in a week or so and seeing what it looks like in person. Here's a couple of pictures of it.

That is a nice razor. I would rate it at 12/10 for looks and how wide it is. Almost like finding a great white whale out in the wild

Goodness! Now there is a chopper. Very nice razor.

Nice razor...is it just me or the distance between the heel and scales is kind of cramped?

Originally Posted by ovidiucotiga

Nice razor...is it just me or the distance between the heel and scales is kind of cramped?

I think that you're spot on. It may have been made as an exhibition piece and never intended to be used. Time will tell.

That's incredibly bizarre!

Aloha!

C'est magnifique. Bien sur.

Congrats!

-Zip

Wow! Is the tang really short or is the blade size fooling me?

Looks like at full-open the tips of the scales will lie at the stabilizers....

It's not only very wide - it's very long (the edge itself) too! I don't thing it has enough tang to hold it properly. May be it was supposed to be held at the spine - there is surely enough blade width to do it this way.
Magnificent exemplar! Chapeau!

Originally Posted by johnmrson

I have a thing for French razors. Any country that can make TI, Le Grelot and Le Jaguar razors had to be doing something right.

But of course, they used Sheffield Steel ! ............

Just kidding, very cool razor, Congrats !