Hello,
I recently made a trip to the flea market in search of razors. This time there was much in the way of straights, though most in rather questionable condition. At the first stop I noticed a Boker King Cutter box in the display case. Excited, I asked to see it. In place of the Boker it contained a Genco henry's X in nice condition (pics to come). As it was a decent price I bought it. Over the course off my browsing I found a number of King Cutter boxes, but they all contained other brands of razors (honed out, chipped, snapped blades,etc.). This made me wonder where the razors the boxes contained went? Of course one would expect a few miss matched boxes, but I found about twenty boxes all with other brands of razors. My current roommate has her grandfather's King cutter and it seems to have a particularly thin grind. Were the king cutters more prone to snapping or chipping than other razors? Has anyone else had this experience? I am particular fond of this razor for some reason. I feel that I am haunted by them with empty boxes and inaccessible razors (roommates).