Quote Originally Posted by gcbryan View Post
Filamonicas are made in Spain (not Germany) right?
Wrong. At least if you mean "all of them". I spoke to Solingen craftsmen who said that they made some.

Quote Originally Posted by gcbryan View Post
I'm assuming that means made with German steel but actually manufactured in Spain and then, in this case, imported by Mitchell Mogall with the logo but not the name Filamonica on it so that Mogal could sell it in a Mogal branded box?
If anything, German blanks. I asked Herckenrath. And simple visual inspection will show you that the Filarmonica blades have the exact same geometries as their "made in Solingen" cousins. Could be a freak accident, of course... not.

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Otherwise the markings are the same as the Filamonica that is sold as #12 with the Doble Temple markings.
The craftsmen chuckled, and said, "none of us spoke Spanish, so we put on them whatever we thought would sound cool and sell in Hispanic markets."

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The Romo Duck thing is interesting as well. I've always assumed that Dubl Duck was just the importer since there are other razors similar to some models of Dubl Duck without that branding just as there are several brands/importers of "Blue Diamond" razors...only one of which is S.R. Droescher (NY importer).
Dubl Ducks were made by Solingen apprentices (according to the aforementioned craftsmen). Also "by anyone with production capacity to spare, like Puma razors."

You can either believe the "research" performed by forum dwellers, or you can talk to the people who actually made these razors. I opted for the latter, because I trust original sources more than collectors and their devout followers. Confirmation bias simply is too strong a drug.