Thread: Help To Identify Please?

Hi There!
Been lurking for a little while, as we all do. Love it here so far, couldn't ever complain. Hoping that someone with the knowledge of razors could help me out a bit on two points??







1. What is this razor?? The missus bought it for me as a present a few months back, and since then have been searching for details as anything about its history or anything! She won't tell me anything, cause well, she doesn't know anything ( About the razor of course ;-) ). My Camera couldn't really catch the the writing on the blade and so forth. However I can tell you that, the box says "The Gotta Razor" and "Real Hollow Ground In Germany". The blade is 5/8 and as best i can read says under the goldish banner "superfine" above the banner it says ".......g ring". The other side of the shank says "- Finest Sheffield Steel Forged And Real Hollow Ground In Germany".


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2. As you can see from pic's it is somewhat old, I assume :S Is it restorable? I wanna shave with this bad boy, or at least try ;-) Please let me know if any more details are required.

I'd Rea;;y Appreciate any help that could be provided Alot Alot Thanx a Bunch, and I love this place!!

Hello and Welcome to SRP AussieMate,

Looks like a Gotta to me! I think the writing you cannot make out is "Hamburg Ring". As Old_School says, they are nice shavers.

Yours looks like it could do with a bit of a clean up. Perhaps try a little Autosol car polish and see what that does. You will definitely lose any goldwash that is left if you do this, however.

I am not a restorer, but I am happy to hone that for you, gratis, if you can get it cleaned up to your satisfaction.

Otherwise, there are a lot of excellent restorers here on the forums who will also hone it for you, I am sure.

Good luck,

James.

Big Thanks To You Both!! Really appreciate it. I'll have to get it honed I reckon.

I actually just got one of these from OLD SCHOOL in the mail today. It looks like the same exact razor, age and everything (?).

Shaves awesome!