W. Busold / Solingen-Ohligs

I just bought this on ebay.. It's a NOS razor. Looks in pretty good condition. I have never heard of it though and couldn't find much on google. Nothing in fact. Only 1 link to a German razor forum where nobody had seen it before either. Do any of you guys know this W.Busold? I know Ohligs is a place in Solingen, so quality-wise I assume it should be a good razor. Thanks in advance for any info :)

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Alas, I've got no really useful information on the company for you, but those are definitely some interesting looking scales. Planning on honing it up and giving it a trial shave any time soon?

I imagine it will take a week or two before I get it, and then I'll have to send it off to get honed as I am no honer myself. So I think it will be a while before I get to test shave with it. And I would like to find out a little more about it before I do anything with it since it is a new and "untouched" razor.

looking nice. price?

$23.49 :beer2:

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Originally Posted by MisterA

$23.49 :beer2:

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Wow! You got the kind of deal we don't see very often now days!

Yes.. I think so too. Here's proof :)
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I had my best ebay weekend ever. I also scored a Boker 'King Cutter', a Griffon XX '00', a Germania Cutlery Works 'Colonial Razor' and 2 very nice looking 'No Name' razors.. All in very good condition. ALL totaling $90. I did lose 2 auctions though. A Mappin & Webb I really wanted and a Wade & Butcher.. Even still.. today I am a very happy man. (Albeit quite sleepy after staying up all night following up different auctions on these razors. I think I slept 2 hours last night. :( The things we do for razors :D )

I just opened a christmas present from my wife and inlaws that is an identical razor to this. Mine is definitely not NOS. It has been used by my father in-aw and his father in-law before that. My mother in law told me that it was purchased by her dad in about 1913 when he started shaving. They lived in East Germany when he bought it.

I hope what little information I had helps. It should give you a rough estimate of the age, but I don't know for sure. Good luck with your search for info, and let me know if you find anything else.

Here is a link to one that I found for sale on a forum in UK. it says they think it was made in 1920-1930.
http://www.strop-shop.co.uk/product/...olingen_BUSOLD

However, I just noticed that yours is a little different than mine. I don't have any pics to post right now, so I'll just try to explain.

Mine has the number 40, and the word BUSSARD stamped on the front where yours is stamped W. Busold. Mine has the W. Busold Solingen Ohligs stamped on the back where yours is blank. Mine also has a design stamped on both sides between the blade and the words that looks similar to the metal looking piece in the scales.

Someone commented on Ebay UK that they felt the ones that were being sold on Ebay were not authentic. I have no way to know if they are or not, but I did notice the above differences between the one that I know the history of and the ones I have been able to find for sale. Some of the ones I have seen on Ebay also has Solingen etched in a pattern on the face of the blade as well. Hopefully I didn't burst your bubble, and your new pruchase will serve you well for years to come.

Hal

Here are some pics of the one I just recieved.
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There was another post with scales very similar to that razor posted just yesterday, at first I thought is was the same razor. Don't know if they are related in any way.

here:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...fo-please.html

I bought mine from pita_60 and after the info started surfacing that the razors they sell might be fakes, I have had several doubts about this one as there is close to NO info on it anywhere.. And when I saw yours I am almost certain that mine is a fake.

Luckily I didn't pay much for it. :boohoo:

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I bought mine from pita_60 and after the info started surfacing that the razors they sell might be fakes, I have had several doubts about this one as there is close to NO info on it anywhere.. And when I saw yours I am almost certain that mine is a fake.

Luckily I didn't pay much for it. :boohoo:

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I wouldn't be too downhearted - I have had two exactly like yours, honed them, used them and they performed excellently. One of the german forums (can't remember which one) said that they were 1930s in origin, although they looked more like 1950s to me.

I can't imagine why someone would fake a little-known makers product - especially when the product could have been marketed as new and is such a good performer - doesn't make sense to me.

Regards,
Neil

Well that's good news. I still haven't had it honed, but now I think I will.. after all, like you say there really wouldn't be much sense in faking an unknown brand of straight razors.. If at all it would be profitable to fake razors I guess they would go for filas or dubl ducks.

Hi,

I got a Busold Silberstahl razor from Mr Neil Miller, and it is an excellent shaver :)

Have fun !

regards

Russ

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Originally Posted by MisterA

I bought mine from pita_60 and after the info started surfacing that the razors they sell might be fakes, I have had several doubts about this one as there is close to NO info on it anywhere.. And when I saw yours I am almost certain that mine is a fake.

Luckily I didn't pay much for it. :boohoo:

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Why in God's name would anyone make a fake razor and use a brand name that no one has ever heard of? pita_60 has some good contacts in Germany and sells nothing but good product.

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Originally Posted by John Crowley

Why in God's name would anyone make a fake razor and use a brand name that no one has ever heard of?

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If you had bothered to read through all the posts you would see that we already came to that conclusion without your help..

Most likely you did read through it all and just felt the need to rebuke.

My initial concerns came after reading this thread..

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I have it on good authority that this 260515120357 is fake.

I understand from a pro restorer that it may be pakastani. It will not take an edge. This is from Altima55, or Bob Keyes. He was able to get his money back...Here's his email:

Check this out, 260515120357, In case you don't know about these. These and others are flooding the market now. Quite good looking, but definitely counterfeits, all marked with German printing or made in Germany, etc.. I bought one of these exactly like it along with another different German fake from pita_60.

I honed them up, or at least tried to and they acted like any other Paki sh**. they wouldn't get even the slightest bit shave ready. When I asked pita_60, who is Livia and Cesar Aguillon in Oak Forest, Indiana for a refund, they gave me one with not too much trouble.

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http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...solingens.html

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Originally Posted by MisterA

If you had bothered to read through all the posts you would see that we already came to that conclusion without your help..

Most likely you did read through it all and just felt the need to rebuke.

My initial concerns came after reading this thread..



http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...solingens.html

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Please contact me personally as I can not give you an appropriate reponse to this on the forum!

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Originally Posted by MisterA

I just bought this on ebay.. It's a NOS razor. Looks in pretty good condition. I have never heard of it though and couldn't find much on google. Nothing in fact. Only 1 link to a German razor forum where nobody had seen it before either. Do any of you guys know this W.Busold? I know Ohligs is a place in Solingen, so quality-wise I assume it should be a good razor. Thanks in advance for any info :)

http://i38.tinypic.com/33f3uja.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/2itkkdj.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2hzgx39.jpg

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Just stumbled upon this site I see that the post is a little old but. I found it interesting I know my ancestors form Germany were metal workers but they migrated in the late 1860's. I would love to get my hands on one just for the nostalgia. I love straight razor shaves but to own one with my last name would be even better.

Just an update for archive purposes in case anyone is interested in this in future...

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I have acquired one of these Busold razors. The scales are almost identical, slight variation in pattern, and the tang appears to be etched rather than engraved, which I would guess makes it a later model.