Thread: Russian razor ?

I have a Vostok-3 razor (yes I was a child of the space race) and it is a much better than expected shaver.

As a broad generalization anything the Soviets made for export was of higher quality than for domestic consumption
Anything associated with prestige projects (eg Space Race) is usually of quite high quality.

I haven't seen any Soviet era razor that was taken to more than a half hollow grind. As referred to earlier the steel can be very hard, which makes rectifying faults and sharpening a dull blade difficult but does make keeping a good edge in shaving condition easy.

Originally Posted by Pauly

I have a Vostok-3 razor (yes I was a child of the space race) and it is a much better than expected shaver.

As a broad generalization anything the Soviets made for export was of higher quality than for domestic consumption
Anything associated with prestige projects (eg Space Race) is usually of quite high quality.

I haven't seen any Soviet era razor that was taken to more than a half hollow grind. As referred to earlier the steel can be very hard, which makes rectifying faults and sharpening a dull blade difficult but does make keeping a good edge in shaving condition easy.

Dang it. I didnt need to know that a vostok stamped razor existed. Now I'm gonna have to get my hands on one to go with my vostok watch collection...