Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

not sure but if there stainless there still magnetic steel

I found the post with the info from Gold Dollar. Here is a link to the page with the discussion about the "new info" about the the 200, and 300 models. And a screenshot showing the message:

Some stainless are magnetic and some are not it depends of witch alloy

the easiest way to verify for stainless is to buy a bottle of gun blue (around $5)
when applied to steel it will stain it black if it is stailess it will not stain

according to that test my GD200 is stainless

I tested my GD200 with a magnet and it is magnetic. As far as I can tell that just means that it's not Austenitic Stainless. If it is stainless it could still be Ferritic, or Martensitic.

I don't have any gun blue around, so I won't test it that way. I would assume that if one GD200 tested to be stainless with gun blue, then all of them will.

Originally Posted by jerryjtr

I tested my GD200 with a magnet and it is magnetic. As far as I can tell that just means that it's not Austenitic Stainless. If it is stainless it could still be Ferritic, or Martensitic.

I don't have any gun blue around, so I won't test it that way. I would assume that if one GD200 tested to be stainless with gun blue, then all of them will.

I just ran a test with Perma-Blue on the 200 and used a Dovo model 61 INOX for comparison. The 200 took the blue and the INOX did not. Both the 200 and the INOX will hold a magnet, however; the magnet did not have as strong a pull on the INOX.

I had not thought of gun bluing as a test for stainless. Good lead.
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learn something new everyday, now how do you remove the gun blue lol

Originally Posted by Kenrup

I just ran a test with Perma-Blue on the 200 and used a Dovo model 61 INOX for comparison. The 200 took the blue and the INOX did not. Both the 200 and the INOX will hold a magnet, however; the magnet did not have as strong a pull on the INOX.

I had not thought of gun bluing as a test for stainless. Good lead.
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Now I'm curious. I'll see if I can find some gun blue, and try it on my razor. It sounds like we have at least one GD200 that tests positive, and one that tests negative.

I just did a bit of research about blueing, and stainless, as well as test's for stainless steel. Apparently some stainless steels can be blued. There are many different kinds of stainless steel, and some will stain more than others. There are different tests for stainless steel, and some of the tests involve staining the steel and looking at what color is produced. It looks like the magnetic quality of the steel has to do with the iron content, and the non blueing has to do with the Chromium content. So if you have a steel with a low Chromium, and high Iron mix you could potentially have stainless steel that will take blueing.

I'm not exactly sure what this all means, but it is safe to say that if the GD is stainless it isn't of the same quality as the Dovo. The steel in the Dovo is clearly a higher grade metal than what is in the GD. From this page I would say the Dovo must be 440, and I might guess that the GD might be 410 or 416.

Hey all,

So I have read a bunch of searched material about the Gold Dollar razors. It seems to me, and believe me this is a HUGELY UNINFORMED opinion, that China has figured out a way of doing the same thing at a fraction of the cost. People praise them for being a good blade, but how good can a blade be for 20 bucks? Should I pick one up, sight unseen? It is a 200 model from mystery razor. Would getting it shipped up to Canada be a problemo?

My question is this: has anyone owned one for an extended time? Do these inexpensive razors have any drawbacks or do they wear out quickly? Generally I go by the rule that if it looks too good to be true it probably is.

Has anyone ordered through mystic razor before? Am I getting the real thing here? From the pictures the blade looks completely unmarked. Is there any way to be sure that what I am getting is indeed the fabled gold dollar?

Finally, just tell me outright! :

Should I buy it?


Thanks for the help guys

I find a lot of money in a straight is in the quality of the scales...Gold Dollar's a good blade with garbage scales.

I have one and it's been a great learning blade - I don't shave with the scales (I use the sharp end ) and don't care how she looks (I'll re-scale when I get to that level).

$20 you can't go wrong!