Thread: Corrosion on a Puma

Thanks guys! I probably belong to 30 forums for my different hobbies (firearms, amateur radio, photography, model railroading) and for some reason, it never occurred to me to join a straight razor forum!

OK, I just ordered a tube of Simichrome polish from Amazon. It cost more to ship it than the cost of the product!

Now if you guys promise not to fight about it, I have just one more question (for now!) about my Puma. At the end of the scale (I learned a new word today!) on the side with the Puma emblem near the hinge pin, the numbers 4 8 1 are stamped into the material. What on earth does it mean?

Scott

I have the exact same razor as you and when I got it it had no gold on it however I used some cape cod polishing cloths and the razor came out looking like new and the etching wasn't touched. Its going to take a good amount of abrasive rubbing to dim the etching unless you use something really heavy duty like sand paper. I would start with the minimal and go up from there so the metal polish is the way to start but not auto stuff. As I recall the mag polish contains some other chemicals in it probably to dissolve brake dust.

I just got the same razor at an antique store a few weeks back.

That one you have there seems to be in very good condition. Mine, no so much. Nice find. You don't as often here anything about Puma 88's (versus their wider blade counterparts.)