Thread: help w/ interesting razors from my collection.

Originally Posted by sigit666

swastika comes from hinduism/budhism the 4 legs meaning love,, light, good luck ,life. the nazi turn the swastika symbol to SS look alike . SS mean Socialism Swastika. nazi from social party. btw, i like those razor. it looks cool

Yep, swastika itself ain't such a bad thing. Hey, sigit666, what's that number in your handle about?

I for one would still really like to have a swastika razor. It's so danged cool! But I also believe in disassociating the swastika from the Nazis, letting them appropriate it is letting them win. Having a swastika razor (genuine or not) and enjoying using it is also a way of winning, if you think about it.

To me, part of the allure vintage straight razors have for me it the perception of who might have use the razor before me. Using a razor that has a greater probability of being used by a Nazi in the past disgusts me for all that they represent. Regardless of all the other things a swastika may represent throughout history, on a straight razor of the '20's, '30's or '40's a swastika only represents one thing to me...