Thread: Wapi or not?

Hello and welcome,

Just found it on an auction site, the price was ridiculously low, so I just bought it after 15 seconds of wondering if I should ask seller if it's Wapi, or see it gone...

Now, dudes, tell me it's Wapi that I bought for $12 ...

If not, well, it was worth a risk for this price, wasn't it?

BTW, looking for someone in Poland, or nearby, that would hone a razor (or two if it is a Wapi ) Anybody?

Is there any manufacturer stamp on the other side?

If there is something like SFK in a triangle, it is a Wapi for sure.

If not, it's still a good chance for it, that it's a Wapi, or maybe a German Aesculap (that is a microtom knife, with an assymetric blade - I mean the cross-section is assymetric).

It looks like a NOS.

Have You tried to strop it? - I bought a NOS Wapi, stropped it on a CrO paste strop, then on leather, and it shaves well.

here are some other wapi's for comparison...from the razor database.

I can't provide any more pics, nor tell if it has some stamps, because I haven't received it yet, the photo is from the auction.

This "German Aesculap" gave me a thought though, it was sold as "surgical" razor... I've also seen some other "surgical Wapis" offers (ended already), has anyone ever seen such thing and knows if they have asymmetric blade?

This is pic of the original stamped Wapienicas with coffin and papers

Originally Posted by Navaja

This is pic of the original stamped Wapienicas with coffin and papers

This is somewhat ironic to see someone from the other side of the world posting a pic with stuff made in your own country

Anyway, Navaja - the papers on your photo say these are surgical, too. Can you tell if they are symmetrical, or not?

In general, were Wapis produced in two kinds, symmetric and asymmetric?

I know I can just wait for it to arrive, but it may be some useful knowledge, nevertheless.

Originally Posted by mry314

Is there any manufacturer stamp on the other side?

If there is something like SFK in a triangle, it is a Wapi for sure.

If not, it's still a good chance for it, that it's a Wapi, or maybe a German Aesculap (that is a microtom knife, with an assymetric blade - I mean the cross-section is assymetric).

It looks like a NOS.

Have You tried to strop it? - I bought a NOS Wapi, stropped it on a CrO paste strop, then on leather, and it shaves well.

ive just got a wapi but wots ment by assymetric blade and has any one got a translation for the papers

Originally Posted by colin39

(...) has any one got a translation for the papers

I can translate it since Polish is my mother tongue, only that I don't have the papers.

The one I started the thread with was sold as new (pretty strange, looking at it), so maybe it will come with them, but I don't actually count on it.

Maybe someone can provide me with some scans of them?

Originally Posted by matisso

I can translate it since Polish is my mother tongue, only that I don't have the papers.

The one I started the thread with was sold as new (pretty strange, looking at it), so maybe it will come with them, but I don't actually count on it.

Maybe someone can provide me with some scans of them?

I will type it up later and get ya to translate, its got bits over sertain letters that I probaly won't
Be able to replicate but I will do my best
Thanks colin

Originally Posted by colin39

ive just got a wapi but wots ment by assymetric blade and has any one got a translation for the papers

As in, is there an identically beveled angle on both sides of the blade, or is one side flat, or angled differently. If both sides are angled the same, you have a symetrical blade, if not... It's asymetrical