Info On Manufacturer

Hello Gentlemen,

A friend of mine who is into SR wants me to find him a blade as he thinks I'm some kind of pro! lol Hehehe errrr uhhh yep sure :)
His family is from Italy and he wants a razor from Italy. Well I found one, but I'm thinking actually I didn't. Honestly I just don't know.
... BUT the name is Bencini which I believe is Italian.

Problem is I can't find any info. None.

Lead wedge. Perhaps those scales are aquatic? I'm no pro on keratin scales but they seem different than all my other horn scales.

I would be grateful for any info as I would not want to give him the wrong blade.
Thanks a million!

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Aquatic scales. I like that!
If they are really thin, then they probably are from a certain aquatic critter. The plastic replica stuff is usually thicker.
I've never heard of a bencini razor, but it does have a crown on it so it was probably a registered name.
You could always shell out the money to get Maestro Livi blade, they are from Italy.

Calling out to any historians.

I really need to confirm that this is an Italian razor.
The name is Italian but I have suspicions that it may be French made for an Italian company. I guess it could be English made because I thought I remembered that the English used the crown hallmark.

I'm lost on this one. Any ideas?
:shrug:

Just a gut feeling the razor looks to be English with maybe the Italian retailer's name, the 1840s? I could be wrong, yes definitely Tortoiseshell scales, superb condition.

I hope Zak sees this. He's pretty knowledgeable in this area to say the least.

They are few and far between from Italy, especially that era.
I think Jamie got it right, but either way it looks very tidy.

I've now gone looking twice and turned up a big nothing both times.

All I've got is that the razor itself looks very French to me, and I'd not be willing to bet more precisely on a date than 1840-1940.

The scales are almost certainly tortoise.

I wish I could turn up more than that!

Thank you so much for looking into it for me, it is much appreciated! As always I consider your opinions gold.
Okay I think that settles it for me.
To me it looks French too, but haven't ruled out England as I've seen some blades that looked French from there.
Scales I agree are probably tortoise and are definitely beautiful examples.

I also found nothing online and it took me forever, so I imagine it took you some time too.
So thank you again I wish I could return the favor let me know if you ever need anything I'll see what I can do.

Probably tell my buddy to buy a Mastro Livi...

And I'll keep this one!!! :chapeau