Thread: I got given some razors

I have no idea about the razors I was given and looking for help to identify them.

Originally Posted by lindyloo11

I have no idea about the razors I was given and looking for help to identify them.

We can help you with that! Some pictures would be a great help in helping you to identify these razors. Can you post some pictures of these razors by chance? Focus on the tang stamps. That would be a starting point.

Welcome to the group.
Keep in mind we will not tell you what a razor is worth. That is against the rules of the forum. But we can help identify them. Put a makers name to them, let you know if they are worth restoring or if you should just send them out for honing. Or if they are beyond help and can only be used an envelope opener. Or are possible just Razor Shaped Objects.

If your interested in learning to shave with them we can help point you in the right direction. Just tell us a bit more about what your interests are in razors.

Hi Yes they are lovely but I wouldn't be able to use them. I'm curious about them

Originally Posted by lindyloo11

I have no idea about the razors I was given and looking for help to identify them.

We have no idea about them, either.

Try posting pics. A razor has a "show" side and a "back" or "down" side. The show side is the one with usually the most stamping or etching. If you open the razor a bit and the scales (you probably think they are a handle but they are not. They are not for gripping the razor, only for protecting it.) are angled downward and the razor itself (the "blade") is angled upward, you are looking at the show side. Open it all the way up, so the scales and razor are more or less inline. With the edge down, the top part where it is thickened, is the spine. The bottom of course is the edge. The corner bit of the edge nearest the pivot is the heel. The corner but of the edge all the way out at the tip end is the toe. The very end of the blade is the nose. The narrow part that goes back to the pivot pin is the shank. The part from the pivot back to the monkey tail looking bit is the tang, though the terms "tang" and "shank" are also sometimes used for the whole handle area. The part that looks like a curly monkey tail is the monkeytail. The pivot is of course the pin which forms a joint allowing the razor to be closed up between the scales, or opened up for use. Now you have the nomenclature.

Readers who might respond will be very interested in any stamping on the shank, as well as any etching on the wide open "billboard" area of the blade. Also any bolsters on the scales or any inlaid silver wire or whatever. So you want careful lighting for good contrast, and good closeup pics to post.

You might begin with maybe 4 or 5 of them, partly open, in one pic, just for an overview, and then the requisite closeups.

Once you have posted good, clear pics, someone can tell you what you have or probably have, and whether it is junk or something usable or restorable.

Other clues might be the circumstances of the "giving", particularly who gave them and why, and where they came from before that.

You might also want to introduce yourself to the members. https://sharprazorpalace.com/member-introductions/ and tell us a little about yourself.

Hi I can't see where I can post pictures so my opening line wasn't too bright! 🙃
Could you possibly point me in right direction please?

An old gentlemen whom my daughter cleans for gifted them to her as he said he doesn't use them anymore.

Thank you. Don't know how to though!

Originally Posted by lindyloo11

Thank you. Don't know how to though!

When replying to a thread move your curser over the tool bar at the top to see what they all are.
Third icon from the right is insert image - go from there selecting the photo then "insert image"

Originally Posted by lindyloo11

I cant do it! I think im outta my depth on here lol ��

You have to figure it out.
I'm one of the least techy guys around and I can do it.
Third icon from right in tool bar, hover mouse over it - it says insert image - click
Either from computer or URL - select computer - find image - double click to select - click insert image - done.
Nobody can give you any useful information without a photo so its up to you.