Thread: Imperial razor, Germany

Has anyone ever run into Imperial Razors, made in Germany in the first half of the twentieth century? I was in a Mennonite gift shop in the mid sixties and was able to purchase one of these fully hollow ground razors NOS and it is one of my favorite shavers to this day. It has no shoulder and is etched "FULLY HOLLOW GROUND" with black plastic scales and a white spacer. The blade has a slight smile and is relatively easy to hone.

I bought it NOS in the coffin which was marked $3.00 which is what the nice lady charged me.. I think it was a great find.....

Jerry
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yes i think one time i had 3 of them. Sharpens without any problem.i have shave test 2.good shaves

It was an excellent find. I have that razor, and it's great. More information can be found in our database: Category:Imperial Razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki.

I'd like to see some pictures please.

+1 on seeing pictures. They do make good shavers.

Originally Posted by ENUF2

+1 on seeing pictures. They do make good shavers.

+2. I have an "Imperial", but I do not know if we are talking about the same brand...





Regards

Good (or even bad) picture would really help..

I have 2 imperial razors, both of them are amazing shavers.

Traskrom's photo of his IMPERIAL razor seems to be identical to my razor. The tang stamp looks identical. The only difference I can see is that his is etched "EXTRA HOLLOW GROUND" and mine is etched "FULLY HOLLOW GROUND".

I'm glad that everyone seems to agree that they are great shavers and easy to hone. If I was a razor maker, I would try to copy the design and the steel recipe.

Jerry
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i just bought one just like the above off of ebay. they guy i purchased it from was the next town over. we just met . it looks amazing and shave ready . cant wait to try it tomorrow . funny , i see the above pic and think. "hey , i just bought that "

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Where the heck do you guys find NOS razors like this!? Everything I find is as rust as....well, rust. I found one or two in decent shape, but nothing even close to NOS.

Antique shops? Barber shops? Back of a truck? Am I looking in the right places!?

Also....really nice blades there.

I was poking about fendrihan (sp?) The other day and they have some NOS wapi's right now.