Thread: Zwilling Henckels Solingen razor a good start?

Hi guys! Just found my way to this forum, read the beginners guide, wiki, and all that.
Now looking to buy my first razor. I found this one on a local (hungarian) auction site: Használatlan Zwilling borotva
The price equals to about $60, it says it's an unused piece, made by Zwilling, and sports a blade that says both Henckels and Solingen on it. Doesn't sound too bad, but as a newbie I am not sure if it's worth bidding on. What do you think?

Thanks in advance,
Attila

PS: Oh, and I am a Gemini, which is Zwilling in german. That's why it caught my attention first...

Hello and welcome to SRP.

The Henckels razors are great shavers, in my opinion. I have one small 4/8 and have a big 8/8 on the way.
Yours looks about 4/8 or 5/8, I can't tell for sure, so it has a good size to a starter razor.
If it's really NOS (new old stock, never used), then the price you paid is a definitely a good deal.
Tell us later your impressions on this razor.

Congratulations.

Hi! Henckels razors are supposed to be very good. I'd say you got a good deal! Congratulations!
Now don't forget to have it honed and have fun with it!

Hello & welcome!
It's a good razor from a respected maker, but it won't arrive sharp enough to shave comfortably. It'll need honing. You could send it away to have that done. That would save the expense of needing stones yourself & it'd be done right. That would give you a benchmark for how a sharp razor should feel.
If your budget doesn't allow for this & the strop, I'd leave it, but it is a nice razor.
I'm still waiting for a NOS Henkels Friodur bought two weeks ago & getting desperate for it now!

well i think i have a zwilling to that razor haha...i got it about 3 or 4 months ago for an AMAZING steal on ebay! $25 shipped from italy, the razor was NOS never been used :-) it is one of my favorite shavers :-) the scales don't line up perfect but i like to forgive and forget :-)

Good feedback from all posts above. You can't go wrong with a Henckles sreaight. Hope you win the blade for a fair price.

Thank you for the quick responses, I think I am going for this one!
I'll post more about it, when I get it.

Yeah! Let us know how it goes.

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i am the only person has something wrong guys?check the blade it has been cleaned out .No one knows much (blade)rust has been cleaned up.send email to seller and ask about it before making your bid.they are good razor but what condition at first

I didn't notice that. It does look a bit scratched up.
Well spotted!