Thread: OMG Hitler Razor

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Ladies and Gentlemen, each time when there is a razor with a swastika you pass to political themes. We discuss only razors. All known German makers before war made razors and knives for army which was at war with all Europe.
Let's discuss the razor, instead of picture on the handle.

Originally Posted by manah

Ladies and Gentlemen, each time when there is a razor with a swastika you pass to political themes. We discuss only razors. All known German makers before war made razors and knives for army which was at war with all Europe.
Let's discuss the razor, instead of picture on the handle.

You are absolutely right! this is NOT a political issue. It's just really, REALLY, in bad taste.

So, lets discuss the razor shall we? Is it just a regular razor? no! It,s a collectible razor. Why is it collectible? because it has a very unique feature - the scales! Why are the scales unique? Is it the material? no - it's the emblematic nature of the scales. It's the message they convey. Is it a "Real" article? i.e. was it actually used "back in the day"? hmmmm...perhaps. perhaps it was even used to prep some of Dr. Josef Mengele's "patients" - that would make it even more collectible don't you think?

Originally Posted by Alchemist

You are absolutely right! this is NOT a political issue. It's just really, REALLY, in bad taste.

Some symbols have bad vibes for some people. A Jewish friend of mine had a large collection of Lugers. I was always fascinated with them and I bought a 1938 P08 from him. A mauser with the Wehrmacht eagle over swastika hallmark stamped on it. I kept it a couple of days and returned it. For me it had bad vibes. I thought about all of the people that might have been murdered with that gun and I wasn't comfortable keeping it.

I asked my friend how, he being Jewish, could stomach having all of this nazi stuff and he said it was better that 'we' had it than that they did. So it didn't bother him but it did bother me. You may not share those feelings but to me regardless of the item if it is nazi it comes with baggage that I don't want to carry. I wouldn't take that razor if someone wanted to give it to me. YMMV.

Originally Posted by manah

Ladies and Gentlemen, each time when there is a razor with a swastika you pass to political themes. We discuss only razors. All known German makers before war made razors and knives for army which was at war with all Europe.
Let's discuss the razor, instead of picture on the handle.

To be honest, the most interesting part of this razor is the scales. If this wasn't a razor with scales that had a picture of Adolf Hitler and a swastika, I doubt it would have brought the price it did. To ignore the scales and the picture on them, is to ignore a very key part of what makes this item unique.

Let's take this a step further and say that the blade itself has an iron eagle and swastika etched into it. Are we to ignore that and only discuss the condition of the edge, rust, blade geometry, etc.? Not a chance. The markings on a razor help us identify it's past - even if that means it's a hoax. It's a peek into history and for me that's half the fun. Needless to say if an item has a depiction of a political figure, it's going to bring up a political topic.

I say let's let the object in question and the thoughts and feelings associated with that object lead the course of conversation. To me, it is much more fun that way.

Just my two cents.