Thread: Crown & Sword

Yepp. Crown&Sword is one of the brand name used by ERN. Practically all razors stamped with Wald-Solingen are great shavers (unless the blade is ruined - regrinded or something).

About the 1720 -it is osme kind of code of the manufacturing, but definetly not the year of manufacturing. If you find out the material of the scale, and from other things You can find out more or less the year of manufacturing.
At first sight it seems to be around the 1920's but it is a rough estimation!!!

Another great flea market find! Nice score. Once cleaned up it will be a great shaver.

you're all making me feel even better about the Crown and Sword I picked up on ebay a few weeks ago. But on the down side, now I feel even more impatient to get it in the mail.

I have a 1/4, 9/16- 1720 marked ERN....prob a production thing seems common for most razor makers blade (and handle) markings to vary with production thrue the years.

Originally Posted by chrisxc5

I just got back from a flea market and picked up this razor for 2 bucks (just something to practice honing/stropping on and then see how good it was) i'll upload pictures in a bit. it is a crown and sword with case, the case is marked TheCrown&SwordRazorWorks Wald-Solingen, Made in Germany, Trade Mark, and has the date? 1720. it has a bit of rust on it but is in very good condition. can anyone tell me more about this maker and the quality of the blade, i figured it was good at the time because its made in Solingen.

C. Friedr. Ern used a four digit model number. The razor you were looking at was an Ern model 1720 blade.

John