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Hello. I have A razor stamped weyer / solingen and its supposed to have belonged to A man om my family how lived 1691 - 1745 so its quite old. The handel is ivory with silver «threads»
I cant figure out how to attach pictures in this post, but im curious to know if someone has information about this knife.
Im from Norway and so is my relative. He was A leuitant in the army so probably he aqquired thai some place in europe, maby germany?
Appreciate if someone have som information for me 😄
Solingen definitely makes it German, but without pics it's going to be difficult.
Yes, I would definitely like to see pictures!
1691 - 1745 ?
I seriously doubt the story, but I would be absolutely delighted if I was wrong.
Now I am really, really curious to see some pics :)
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You definitely need to send some picture of this razor. the story seems unreal, from the description it sounds like its a razor from the 1800's. German razors from that time period are extremely rare and usually they are stamped with the makers mark, looking forward to see it.
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Im not sure if i trust the story either because my mum tells a lot of tales about her familiy.
Looking forward to hear from you guys!
I used my phone earlier, so thats why i werent abel to upload pictures.
Thanks for guiding me!
G Theegarten was a manufacturer in the early 20th century. Incorporated in 1925. Nice razor but sorry to say it would not fit the timeline you heard. My regrets to tell you but it is still a nice piece or was. It has been honed out and has a heel hook. But this means it was well used.
Hopefully you will find out more about its history
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Thanks for your time!
True enough, this blade has been used a whole lot. But only during the 20th century.
Family legends seldom hold true faced with the mundane reality.
And legends related to razors are not uncommon (most razors attributed to someone are questionable for example)
It still might have some life left and shaves to give. It just needs some TLC!
The razor has been made before 1929. On the tang it says Weyer/ Solingen, means at the time the razors was made, Weyer was an independed small town near Solingen. They simply mentioned the name Solingen on the razor because of publicity reasons. In 1929 Weyer was incorporated to Solingen. From this time it was an obligation to name Solingen first. So from 1929 on the stamp had to be Solingen- Weyer instead of Weyer/ Solingen.
That's quality information thank you very much.
