Thread: C-Mon Razor

Gentlemen,

Has anyone heard of a razor called C-Mon? If so, what do you experts know about it and what is its history? Thanks.

Regards,

Obie

They're still around, though the name was sold to J. Michaels in the 40's. The early razors are very good, the C-Mon's they're selling now aren't as good but are still serviceable. I bought a C-Mon "Cadillac" from Appleton Barber Supply a year or so ago.

C-Mon was an abbreviation for Carl Monkhouse. He was a manufacturer of barber supplies in Germany. Peter J. Michaels was his distributor in the USA. If I have my facts straight he moved his company to Ellicottville NY either right before WWII or immediately after.

His vintage razors and his strops are some of the best I have used. The current production is not of the same standard of quality from what I've heard. I have no firsthand experience with the new stuff.

It looks like you can still buy the newer Cadillac model from the Appleton Barber Supply that MParker mentioned.

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Chris L

i love my vintage C-MON HF even though it has a loosey pivot and is spike point (and I prefer round). easy to hone, great shave. elegant look. great freakin razor.

they sell c-mon razors at a barber supply shop near me but they sayed you had to be a certified barber to buy one so i could not get it.

very annoying. but in the end it worked out for the best because i got a better looking dovo that was properly honed so my first straight shave did not turn me away because of a dull blade. now that i have some skill straight shaving i need to go back there and see if i can get one now.

Originally Posted by Bunny

they sell c-mon razors at a barber supply shop near me but they sayed you had to be a certified barber to buy one so i could not get it.

very annoying. but in the end it worked out for the best because i got a better looking dovo that was properly honed so my first straight shave did not turn me away because of a dull blade. now that i have some skill straight shaving i need to go back there and see if i can get one now.

If it was me and they gave me that certified barber bit I would tell them that I wanted it for self defense just to see their eyes get big. If I knew they weren't going to sell it to me anyway may as well have some fun with them.

I haven't even seen one of the new ones, not even just to hone so I don't know yet...

As for the vintage ones they are for sure top line razors, whether they are Monkhouse or JPM stamped they all perform...

Originally Posted by Obie

Has anyone heard of a razor called C-Mon?

Walt, Glen, may I please?

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I still own several of the vintage C-Mon's and love them. I have an old Stainless one that is mint and a killer shaver. I have honed a bunch of the new ones and would not buy one. The grind and quality of shave is not anywhere near as good as the old ones. They can be finicky to hone. They are adequate shavers in my book.

Can't figure out who is making them. Looks like they could be made by Dovo, but they don't behave like a Dovo.

Lynn