Thread: Real Dovo or Fake?

Why would you want to get rid of it? It looks genuine and has an, apparently one-off misspelling on it. Pretty unique, and looks like it'll be a good shaver.

Originally Posted by AlanII

Why would you want to get rid of it? It looks genuine and has an, apparently one-off misspelling on it. Pretty unique, and looks like it'll be a good shaver.

Not looking to get rid of it. Like you say it may be unique. Just sent off an email to Dovo to ask about it. However, if it is a one off I could buy the other one there. When I went to the store, they said that no one buys these type of razors anymore around there. Most times it is just the old farmer guys or construction workers that can't get used to using anything else. That said, they just buy the cheap local versions. No one is willing to spend that much on blades no one uses anymore. She said she had 4 of them at one time, but they had been there for years and no one even looked at them anymore.

As such, I was able to get it for less than $30 thanks to my girlfriend negotiating. Still, I can get DAs and Gold Dollars for less than a quarter of that, so if it is fake, I don't want another.

Anyway, as you say, it looks to be a good shaver. I am waiting to get some new soap that should be here this week. We'll see how it goes when I receive it.

Btw, though there is somewhat of an equivalent of the BBB here. They don't really do anything. You can see that by the hundreds of fake DVD, software, clothing, etc everywhere you look.

I would certainly let the shopkeeper know of your concern, but say that you want to wait until you hear from Dovo before doing anything.

Originally Posted by Shangers

Not looking to get rid of it. Like you say it may be unique. Just sent off an email to Dovo to ask about it. However, if it is a one off I could buy the other one there. When I went to the store, they said that no one buys these type of razors anymore around there. Most times it is just the old farmer guys or construction workers that can't get used to using anything else. That said, they just buy the cheap local versions. No one is willing to spend that much on blades no one uses anymore. She said she had 4 of them at one time, but they had been there for years and no one even looked at them anymore.

As such, I was able to get it for less than $30 thanks to my girlfriend negotiating. Still, I can get DAs and Gold Dollars for less than a quarter of that, so if it is fake, I don't want another.

Anyway, as you say, it looks to be a good shaver. I am waiting to get some new soap that should be here this week. We'll see how it goes when I receive it.

Btw, though there is somewhat of an equivalent of the BBB here. They don't really do anything. You can see that by the hundreds of fake DVD, software, clothing, etc everywhere you look.

Sorry, my misunderstanding. Sounds like a great price too (assuming it's the real thing, which I have to admit, I am). Get it sharpened and see how it goes.

Originally Posted by Pyment

It probably was one of the Dovos made in their Slrmany factory. This was done so as not to confuse them with Factories in german, germny, gerany, gemany, or grmany.

Seems pretty obvious.

This might be the funniest thing I've read on here

Originally Posted by Pyment

It probably was one of the Dovos made in their Slrmany factory. This was done so as not to confuse them with Factories in german, germny, gerany, gemany, or grmany.

Seems pretty obvious.

It should also be noted that Germany is different from Alemagnia and Alemagne. If you have a boker stamped like that, send it to me for disposal! :P

Hey Guys,
Concerning the mystery "SLRMANY" razor:


I just wanted to update everyone on what I found out. At Khaos suggestion (thank you btw), I sent an email to Dovo. They responded yesterday, but asked that I give them a little more time (today) to research it before I posted their reply. Below are the replies from yesterday and today. I told them that I would be quoting it here, and would take out their names and contact details. Here are the two replies:

Yesterday:

"Dear ________,

Thank you for your email. From what I can see from the pictures - and knowing our range of the past 11 years since working for DOVO - it would seem that it is an older razor. I will check with our production manager who is with DOVO for more than 40 years, and see if he can remember if we made such a razor in the past, and if it had that peculiar misspelling of "SLRMANY" in it for a while until we realized the error. It might very well be, as the workers doing the stamping at the time did not know English and would not have caught the error immediately.

I'll be in touch shortly."

and Today:

"Dear ________,

Thank you for your patience. I spoke with our production manager who is with DOVO for more than 40 years, and even he said he doesn't know the razor. The grinding, where the tang (that bears our old logo and the DOVO name) becomes the spine of the blade is unusual and was not practised since he started working for DOVO. That does not mean that it is not a DOVO razor, though.

Unfortunately I cannot give you any better reply. If it is indeed as old as our production manager's statement suggests, it is in prime condition by the looks of it, and you probably have an excellent example of old world craftmenship."

I am not sure if I am any closer to knowing, but at least they didn't say outright that it was not a Dovo, and even suggested that it could be an older razor. I was going to try to hone it on an old hone I have here, but I think I will wait till my friend brings back my new hone from the States. I will have a better idea once I shave with it.

I don't know if Pakistan was making ****ty knock off's 40 odd years ago, so I'm willing to bet you have a legitimate blade. See how she shaves. She's either a mis-stamp (VERY strange) intentional or accidental, or probably made by higher quality conmen then those running the Pakistani shops... but I doubt it. VERY STRANGE.

Hone her up and take it for a spin ..... I'm really really hoping it shaves like a dream for you .
It's hard to think that people would be making fakes all that time ago , especially with an everyday item like a razor.
It's always great to see unique little finds like what you have , I hope it gives you many many year of shaving pleasure .

cheers Garry

Since the box says made in West Germany we know it is from 1946 or later. It was actually several years after the April 30, 1945 surrender before they were geared up to produce much of anything. Right after WWII Solingen's razor industry had been bombed out of existence like the rest of Germany. They were trying to recover some sort of blade related industry and grinders had to be trained. Tool and die makers had to make new die sets, stamps, etc.

The one gentleman has worked at DOVO for 40 yrs. and is not familiar with this razor and believes the grind to be strange. So, we know it was made somewhere in a 23 year window from 1946-1969. The strange grind and misforged letters probably indicate it was made in the late 1940s when people had yet to become very proficient in their new endeavors.

Facharbeit means skilled.

It is probably a great shaver.