Thread: Real Dovo or Fake?

Don't walk,run away from this shop.As has been said,that's not a Dovo or it would be stamped as such.The workmanship is not good,it's even got different pins on either end.The fact that they lied about this razor also could mean that they don't know razors at all and that they told you the razor you bought from the member is junk so that you would buy theirs.You may have rolled the edge with incorrect stropping technique making a good razor "seem" to be not so good.Chances are if you send that (member) razor to a honemeister(check the classifieds) and get a pro honing,it'll be a very good shaver.(I don't even know what brand it is).Also,the shave is the one test that really matters.

Knife shop is a bunch of bloody liars; that would read "DOVO" on the face of the tang, and cost about 4x as much if it were manufactured within 2,000 miles of Solingen- much less by DOVO.

THAT is a piece of Pakistani @*&!^ and this shop (and their 'honemeister', and advice) should be regarded as just that....

Ross cutlery has a fairly good name for themselves. I am a little shocked to see such an obvious fraud coming from their store.

SoCal,

I couldn't see any photos of the other side of the blade which may have been able to clear up some issues. I have a razor very like the one you show but on the un-shown side of the blade it is stamped with DOVO SOLINGEN, made in Germany, with a logo of a figure within a circle, wearing a short smock, brandishing a dagger and a spatula-like broad, short bladed gizmo. The blade is also etched with Solingen Best Quality. It would have helped were you to have shown both sides of the blade and shank. As it is, one can only give half a guess.

And my guess is maybe yes, maybe no.

Are those pics from Ross Cutlery? If not it may not be a fraud but the misspelling on the shave ready sticker suggests otherwise

That blade looks a lot like a Double Arrow...

I do want to say its probably not pakistani. Its clearly stamped Solingen, and there are a few blades that say only Solingen without a manufacture that reputable sellers stock. The main one that comes to mind is stamped something like, Inox-RostFrei Solingen Eishartung which is not a brand (though some people incorrectly list it as an "Eishartung", which is germany for cryo tempered- Ice/Eis Hardened/Hartung) switchblade, scissors, swords, automatic knives, straight razor, woodworking chisels.... (I know knifeshop isn't necessarily reputable I couldn't find the one I was thinking of)
I bet its a solingen blade, just a second or no-name or made by an apprentice or journeyman instead of a master or something like that.
As a matter of point, not all Dovo's have marked scales, especially not the lower end ones. DOVO Straight Razors

I bet the shave ready sticker was put on by the shop's "honemeister". Lol.

All that said, do not pay $60 for that. Of the current 10 blades I have, only one has cost more than $50- a dubl duck Goldedge.

Can be a Solingen, but i'm not sure.
A good point is to ask the seller, if it's a new blade, or a NOS (New Old Stock). From the scales, and the blade it looks like it was made in the '50-s or 60'-s.
Nowadays Dovo, and other Solingen manufacturers make a bit different blades.

Another good point is to ask how it was made "Shave Readey"-as the sticker says.

If it was made by the shop "honemeister", they probably have information about it.

Note: Razors, that come from the factory are not shave ready, only if You ask for a honing.

A good test is the TPT (Thumb Pad Test). You find some info about it, when You go for a search on this site. - But anyway, it's not 100% safe either! Only a shave is the ultimate test!

I'm a Dovo dealer so I hope this helps a bit.

1. ALL Dovos have the words 'Dovo Solingen', 'Dovo stainless', 'Bismarck' or 'Meister Merton's' (model 1885685 Renaissance) on the front side of the tang, except the 3580 model Bergischer Lowe, which has that phrase, complete with the lion rampant shield, on the blade. NONE have the word 'Solingen' on the scales in the typeface of the razor above, though some have the word 'Dovo' with the word 'Solingen' impressed in the underlining of the word. The Renaissance has the word 'Solingen' (with the authentic curling 'g') complete with the anchor and crossed swords with coronet above, which are the arms of Solingen (the 'man in apron with hammer' is Dovo's logo).

Also, Dovo razors are supplied either in a blue metal box with the Dovo seal on it (gold seal for carbon blades, silver seal for stainless) or branded plastic boxes or heavy card boxes for the 'Bismarck' models.

If a razor doesn't have one of the above it is not a Dovo - certainy not one in production today.

Originally Posted by JMS

Are those pics from Ross Cutlery? If not it may not be a fraud but the misspelling on the shave ready sticker suggests otherwise

Some of us aren't the perfect spellers that others think they are. Remember Vice President Dan Quale, former Senator from Indiana and a lawyer thought potato was spelled potatoe.