Thread: No name razors?

Are no name razors typically junk or just dependent on the quality, condition of each one? I picked up an interesting 7/8 1/2 hollow spike point razor at an antique shop because it was unusual looking to me. There's no identifying marks whatsoever on the tang, guessing there would not be anything inside the scales to indicate that either. It has some surface rust that should'nt be too difficult to remove,the edge does'nt look bad either to my untrained eye and it needs new scales altogether. There are 2 additional pins at the very back of the non-pivot end to keep the spacer in place.The scales are a very thin plastic or bakelite material, and when looking at the end of the blade you can see 3 ground surfaces 2 that angle off to each side of the blade and the third angling to the spine. The cheap looking scales says to me that it's not too terribly old and obviously not a premium maker brand, but I'm hoping at the very least to have a good shaver.

If you post a picture or 2 that would help identify it.

I got a noname razor from the bay ,it had a lot of rust and gunk on it but cleaned up nicely and took a very good edge.
Based on this experience, not all no name razors are junk.

A razor without a name could be anything. Could have never had a stamp, or the stamp could have just worn off. One of those things you won't know till you try. If it's a question of whether on not to buy or try to hone one, I'd try to guess based on looks, scales, and initial feel on a hone.

I am very suspicious of new-looking no-name razors

I'm renaming this how to ruin a blade! So there I am in the garage, had carefully cut the pins out, was cleaning off the surface rust nicely with a some gentle steel wool, when the damn thing slipped out of my hand and hit the floor. Now there are 2 chips out of the blade, first one is an 1.825 thou.in from the point, the other is 2.070 thou. in. I'm putting carpet in from here on out. So yeah...guess I'm in the market for someone to hone the hell out of the blade for me...

Don't feel too bad. It happens to us all. Just think how bad it would have felt if it was you "pride and joy" razor! I once dropped one and so big a chunk of the blade popped off that the razor was useless -- it had been a great vintage shaver. It was one of those situation where you just want to go have two or three beers too many!

One of my favorites has no name. You can tell it had some sort of name on it long ago, but that's long gone.

Originally Posted by Strikur

I'm renaming this how to ruin a blade! So there I am in the garage, had carefully cut the pins out, was cleaning off the surface rust nicely with a some gentle steel wool, when the damn thing slipped out of my hand and hit the floor. Now there are 2 chips out of the blade, first one is an 1.825 thou.in from the point, the other is 2.070 thou. in. I'm putting carpet in from here on out. So yeah...guess I'm in the market for someone to hone the hell out of the blade for me...

I'm not sure what your setup is (not enough info in your post to tell), but working over or directly on top of a table is a good idea. Over the table helps reduce the drop height; on the table eliminates drops (and gives you a stable work surface). I lay down a paper towel or hard, slick surface (like... on old text book you don't care much about but couldn't get any money for selling - no, I'm not bitter about buying overpriced text books, I swear) - my choice of surface depends on what I'm doing - and work on top of that, holding the razor down by the tang, tail, spine, and/or scales. Gotta play around to see what you're comfortable with. Unfortunately, mistakes are great teachers...

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I am very suspicious of new-looking no-name razors

I'd second that...BUT I found a no-name in a flea market. I *believe* I can make out "Trenton" on the tang. All I'm sure of is "--enton".

For awhile it was my favorite shaver!