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05-05-2009, 10:46 PM #1
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05-05-2009, 11:06 PM #2
Considering its all in Russian maybe it was made for in country and maybe decent steel just a thought I really have no idea. Im sure there had to be some ok Russian makers at some point. Look for export markings.
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05-06-2009, 01:24 AM #3
I believe its called the "Rocket", but you would have to talk to Sham/Hi bud gl to be sure. I asked him about Russian razors at one time and he asked me why would I want one.
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05-06-2009, 01:37 PM #4
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Thanked: 1As far as the writing, britva meens razor and I think uskaya means narrow but there are probably others on this forum who speak Russian better than me.
In my opinion, some of the old Soviet razors are very good shavers. One of my favorites in my personal collection is a Russian razor that I picked up in Europe and got for very cheap.
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05-06-2009, 07:01 PM #5
Whoa! I just came across a similar razor on the Singapore eBay with a 'buy it now' price of $99.99. Someone must have a high opinion of this razor, or they are looking for the biggest sucker in the creek. It almost makes me feel guilty for only paying $7. Naahh - not really.
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05-06-2009, 07:25 PM #6
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05-06-2009, 08:04 PM #7
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Thanked: 402I have one russian blade here that had some frown
and it was the toughest steel I've had to set straight so far.
The upper one of the three hereLast edited by 0livia; 05-06-2009 at 08:51 PM.
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07-19-2011, 10:23 AM #8
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07-19-2011, 10:52 AM #9
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Thanked: 94I 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.