Thread: Vintage French Razor identification help

So you can indeed distinguish the first letters of "Thiers" next to the brand.

As for Chanudet, I guess it's Maurice Chanudet, who operated in Thiers around WWII as a Master Cutler.
Here is a sample of one of the trademark registrations for the time.
http://www.marques-de-thiers.fr/3c/8575_8576.jpg

Now, regarding the timeframe, the location and the peculiarities of this razor, I'd say it might have been made during WWII.
See, Thiers is like 20 miles away from Vichy, which was the capital of the "free zone" of France, that is, the zone not occupied by the Germans, but which had capitulated and was working with the German government. At such a time, it makes sense for an artisan to work with a German company.
Make it after 1945 during the first few years and oh boy, people would raise hell if they knew you worked with Germans and you would be branded a collaborator, which, even if true, was a very bad thing to be. See, to make peace among ourselves, we made the ground rule that, other than proven criminaly otherwise, everibody in France was a resistant, and there were no collaborators. That's still a bit of a sore, but it used to be a raw salted wound.

Anyhow, that's if for the digression.

Thiers Razors share quite the same standard, IMHO, as the one Solingen or Sheffield razor share : you can expect a Thiers razor to be a Thiers razor. Damn, you can find Thiers Issard or IC Vincent razors that look just as yours all details included.
I tend to find them sub-par, but that is just my opinion. Many people just love these blades.

Last thing

Special pour real Sensible

I can't see where you've read that on the razor, but it should be special pour peau sensible ie "specialy designed for sensitive skin".
Which means absolutely nothing. That's just marketing, like "especiallo por barba duras" or "for barber use". Or "electric steel", "singing blade", etc.

Quick edit : guys, I'm seldom on the forum these days, but don't hesitate to PM me with this kind of questions on French razors

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Excellent thread!
Thanks guys.

I love finding the secret histories of less known razors. Thank you Aggelos for your detailed explanation.