Thread: What is your most rare straight razor?

This is probably my rarest Razor, a Dittmar Bros. of Heilbronn, 11/16" Frameback with brass covered Tang and a blade of cold milled steel.
The Scales are Original and made of sycamore wood. Got it some time ago as part of a WW1 Lot, without rust but not touched for decades
it was still sharp enough to make a good hht after stroping, the shaving character of that blade is briliant.

This probably my rarest, given the short period of time in which they were ground.

I just love a tapered blade, I need to find some more...

Originally Posted by Rockabillyhelge

This is probably my rarest Razor, a Dittmar Bros. of Heilbronn, 11/16" Frameback ...snip... the shaving character of that blade is briliant.

Yours is now the third I've seen, but I would say that is very rare.
Thanks for the info on blade quality, I have not had the pleasure of a shave with it yet, the point is a little scary! Lol
Now I'm going to have to send mine out to be honed up!
I may see if I can get Tom to give her an edge, but I try to avoid his edges, as one should need a license to operate an edge as sharp..

Originally Posted by MikeT

Yours is now the third I've seen, but I would say that is very rare.
Thanks for the info on blade quality, I have not had the pleasure of a shave with it yet, the point is a little scary! Lol
Now I'm going to have to send mine out to be honed up!
I may see if I can get Tom to give her an edge, but I try to avoid his edges, as one should need a license to operate an edge as sharp..

I've seen maybe 15 of these for sale over my collecting, but all of the same form. I've seen I think only one of an earlier form from the same maker, but I don't have a picture of it anymore. If I remember correctly without looking it up, they were produced around the 1830s +/-.

Right now this probably my most rare razor.

A Marsh Bros Ponds Works. Interesting blade with ivory scales.

Are those ivory scales?

Originally Posted by dan656

Are those ivory scales?

Yep. I don't think I've done the hot needle test but I'm fairly certain they are.

I remember that one from eBay. It looks really spectacular.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

I've seen maybe 15 of these for sale over my collecting, but all of the same form. I've seen I think only one of an earlier form from the same maker, but I don't have a picture of it anymore. If I remember correctly without looking it up, they were produced around the 1830s +/-.

Dang it, and there I was thinking I had captured a unicorn!
I'm gonna have to dig up a rare one.. Gotta T. Ascher that I hear there's only a handful of...

Originally Posted by MikeT

Dang it, and there I was thinking I had captured a unicorn!
I'm gonna have to dig up a rare one.. Gotta T. Ascher that I hear there's only a handful of...

Looks like a unicorn to me. Brass tang AND wood scales. Beautiful razor. I always like seeing the contrast of brass on steel razors. Would love to find ANY brass frameback.