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Anybody know about these usa made bokers? what would something like this be worth? it is not a tiny bit off centered in the scales but that could probably be fixed with a tap on the pin at the blade. there is one spot on the blade but has seen very little honing
http://www.rebelrazor.com/assets/auction/boker.jpg
http://www.rebelrazor.com/assets/auction/boker2.jpg
first one i have seen. all mine are German made. interesting find.
The spot will polish off easily and then she will look like new. I get a spot like that if I leave a drop on the blade by accident overnight. I use PEEK metal cleaner it works just great and is the best I've found yet in Europe. I think in the US the guys use MAAS.
That's a simple clean looking razor that I 'm sure will give you a great daily shave for your lifetime.
I think that many of the US razors are modeled on that basic Boker design. I believe that Boker had a factory in the USA and I wonder if they made blanks for some other US names as well.
Enjoy it.
I actually have that same Boker. It is laying in line waiting to be honed. When I get it honed and shave with it I'll let you know what I think. If you get yours shaving first you do the same I am curious.
IIRC Boker had a factory in the states and one in Mexico as well.
That IS interesting! I have a Boker distributorship and all the ones I can get are made in Solingen. Actually Heribert Wacker makes them. This link shows him making them. It is an interesting video but is in German.
http://www.boker.de/videos/damastrasiermesser.wmv
Boker has factories in Mexico and also Argentina in addition to Germany; however, the razor should be labled from its country of origion.
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Originally Posted by nun2sharp
I can just barely make out Made In USA on it. That being the case these are NOS from one of the American razor manufacturers. I believe Shumate was the last of the U.S. manufacturers but sometimes these razors are very old and it could be from any number of firms. It is undoubtadly a really good razor though. That spot is really easy to get rid of with a felt pad and some 600 grit or finer diamond paste. It would just take a light buffing to get rid of it. What is it worth? Well, with the price NOS razors are going for now days I would say about $50 at an absolute minimum on eBay and maybe as much as $125 given the right collector/shaver. You could probably count on $75+ if you were to sell it with the spot buffed out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shavelle