Thread: Kingsland Shaving Co.

Anyone seen these?


I saw it on eBay and later on Amazon and thought it was a cool design. It claimed to be "carbon steel," "hand sharpened," and "shave ready." It was $29 and change and I thought it was cool looking so I figured what the heck. It can always be a display piece if it isn't any good. The reviews I saw were mixed but most referenced the "handle" and "the piece sticking out of the back" so I didn't give them much weight. I did a search on here and didn't see anything about it so I thought maybe I'd get one and do a review so here goes.
I got it and after sterilization (seemed like a good idea even right out of the box) and stropping I shaved with it and it did shave acceptably. My thoughts on it or has follows.
The packaging was nice with the tin and closed cell foam insert that it fits snuggly into. It also has the crushed velvet / velour bag that the tin goes into and then a decent little cardboard box all with their logo which I thought was ornate enough to be eye catching but not overdone or silly.
The construction of the razor itself upon inspection seems fair enough. It has a nice weight to it and the blade has good magnetism, rings fairly well with the thumbnail and has beefy scales with a metal wedge. The same logo that appears on all the packaging is also etched on the blade. Nowhere on any of the packaging or anything I could find online shows a country of origin but I saw one thing in one of the reviews (which as I have previously said I mostly dismissed) that said made in China. I received mine from someone in Texas that goes under the moniker of wehavethegoods LLC which I believe is the same company that sells them on Amazon. Ergonomically it fits in the hand well, is well-balanced and has a good feel to it but has no jimping under the tang which would be a good addition especially in light of how sharp the point on the toe is. The scales are made of some sort of dark colored wood. They are very smooth and handsome enough. The wedge is made of metal and juts out at the top a little. More attention could have been spent making that the same shape as the scales. Also the pivot end pin is off center and hangs off of the bottom of the scale a little. While these things are definitely flaws they seem to be more aesthetic than functional because none of them affect the performance. As far as the shave, as I said it was acceptable. I have not honed it myself but it was sharp enough to give a clean enough shave without burns but I was very cautious with it because of how sharp the point on the toe is. I would not recommend this razor for a beginner as that point could cause serious injury even to someone who is experienced with a straight razor. My only other complaint with it is that stropping was a little cumbersome because of the shape of the tang, the curve of the scales and the length of the tail. All of these things make it interesting if not pleasing to the eye but do affect performance somewhat. It is somewhat of a shorty as you can see from the pic but the tail makes the overall length about average at about 5 1/2" from toe to tail. Overall I'm satisfied with the purchase in spite of the flaws that I mentioned. After all it is a $30 razor. I would not spend $150 on it. My overall impression is it is an interesting novelty which does in fact work acceptably but it would not be in my regular rotation.

Pretty sure it is a re branded gold dollar.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Pretty sure it is a re branded gold dollar.

I hadn't seen that but just searched Gold Dollar and saw their version. It does look the same to me also.

I don't know, but something tells me it may be a bugger to hone the way the spine curves up at the toe and the edge does not follow it.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I don't know, but something tells me it may be a bugger to hone the way the spine curves up at the toe and the edge does not follow it.

Bob

I had that same impression. They crashed the shoulder a little "hand sharpening" it

Defo gold dollar w59

Gold Dollar calls that a Spanish point which it technically is but a very exaggerated one. If I would have seen the Gold Dollar first I would probably not have bought it but I do think it is an interesting design.

I have one of the GD razors. For a GD, it was close to shave ready. Because of the exaggerated Spanish point, the tip can do a job on your face. After slicing my cheek, I muted the point. After that, the razor is a decent shaver.

i like it!I was thinking about buying one a while ago, they brought out a few different models a year or two back.

For some reason my tablet soon upload photos now but there is a Solingen style and a Sheffield s aswell. GD have obviously done some research.

Might be a better, more hollow GD?
If you look, the actual spine follows the edge .

Some 'Boker 1056' weight up top.....

The heel and toe are pretty darn sharp. Under the windowsill they go!


I won't be buying one. Tried before.


A thought.....Remember the guys doing outlandish customization on the GDs?


GD has now done it for you!