Thread: ID on this blade - Soviet?

Can anyone help identify this razor? 5/8, somewhere around 1/2 hollow, dark tortoiseshell celluloid scales. I'm wondering if it is Soviet/Russian, the internet search I can manage from the word fragments hasn't turned up anything.



Thanks!

Yes, looks to be Russian and made in Moscow. Probably by Stiz.

Yeah, I concur - typical Soviet production.
The first line appears to be the abbreviation of the factory that made it, and the second line is Moscow in russian.
40 is just 40 (not as in 'beer')

Great, thanks a lot. Are Stiz decent razors? I will of course be honing it and trying it whatever...

Edit: A quick search of this site tells me that they can be very good razors, so it could be well worth it.

Originally Posted by gugi

40 is just 40 (not as in 'beer')

40? Beer? ... I'm missing something...

Could it be a date?

He meant 40oz beer. Its ok, I miss a lot of the hy-jinks and comments in fun.

Ive never made it to Germany. Maybe they dont have 40's there? Ive never drank one myself. It just got to warm on me. But, back to the Russian blade. Ive been wanting to get one in my collection, but they all seem to be a bit small. 5/8 round point.

Yeah, Jerry is right, of course.

In USA there is something that is sold as beer and comes in 40oz=1182ml bottles
It has very little to do with what is sold as beer in Germany!

Jerry, you should make it to Germany someday, if you can, and I think you would very much like the beers over there!

I don't know if I've ever seen larger soviet blade (I mean not current or custom but the standard mass produced stuff from the past).
With all the legendary problems in the Soviet Union we ought to remember that it was an industrial superpower, so they certainly had excellent steel and could produce excellent quality goods.

Let us know what you think when you hone it up.

The STIZ I have is one of my best razors....phenomenal shaver. While I’ve read on here about variable quality, that is certainly not my experience.

I have one Ruskie razor and it took a good edge and shaves well.

Bob