Thread: terminology ?

What is the most technical, razor savvy term for the shorter blade length often labeled as "travel" size straight

Lately on SRP, the term has been PCR.

now are there any adults with an answer

Kevin,
There are several different names that come to mind. There are "dwarf" razors, i.e. "Dubl Duck Dwarf" which are a little smaller, and I imagine also the TI SuperGnome could be considered such a razor (I've not actually seen one in person, though so I could be wrong).
There are also straights made specifically for travel. I have one made by Case, and it is not smaller than other razors at all, but rather than standard scales, its handle is designed to lock into a matched case, rather than like regular razors which require a seperate one. Wish I had a picture of one for you, but I don't think these are what you are asking about at any rate.


John P.

are you sure your not talking about corn razors?

Originally Posted by JohnP

Kevin,
There are several different names that come to mind. There are "dwarf" razors, i.e. "Dubl Duck Dwarf" which are a little smaller, and I imagine also the TI SuperGnome could be considered such a razor (I've not actually seen one in person, though so I could be wrong).
There are also straights made specifically for travel. I have one made by Case, and it is not smaller than other razors at all, but rather than standard scales, its handle is designed to lock into a matched case, rather than like regular razors which require a seperate one. Wish I had a picture of one for you, but I don't think these are what you are asking about at any rate.


John P.

That would be cool to see as I have not seen one.

Originally Posted by Doc

are you sure your not talking about corn razors?

I don't know Doc. I only no about 3 kinds of corn razors. The kind you shave the silks from corn with. The ones you shave corns from your feet. And the kind you are talking about, which I have no idea.

The one I'm talking about has an edge approx 2.1/4 inch long and is 5. 1/8 inch closed.

Edit after search: Oh, I was joking but I guess there is a blade for corny feet. No that's not the type

Corn Razor, by J. A. Henkles, Twin Works Germany. The razor is just under 4" when folded. The marking on the leather is: CORN trade (diamond with two letters) mark RAZOR.

Nope. mine has a shouldered full hollow grind square point- looks like a dd dwarf except the blade is about 1/2 inch or so shorter. I can't seem to upload from my pc
sorry no pic

Originally Posted by kevint

That would be cool to see as I have not seen one.

The travel razor is the bottom one. It slides into the plastic sleeve in the middle for a self contained package.
The upper razor is just for scale, the Eicker stainless I've been using most of the time for awhile now.

Hope this helps.



John P.