Thread: Vintage Clauss U.S.M.C

What makes this razor more valuable from other Clauss?

I would assume that its a military memorybillia
that means even more collectors

I owned one of the Spanish American War models, and I sold it to a Marine. I can tell you that the razor appeared to me to be a very good quality, 3/4 hollow blade, but I think the value came from its historical connection to the Marine Corps and to the war for which it was issued. There were quite a few people who were interested in purchasing, and all were either Marines or buying it to give to a Marine.

It's the USMC markings.

Do we actually know when the two models of USMC razors were issued? The Spanish-American war and WWI are good hypotheses given the spotty way the USMC was funded back in the day, but AFAIK it's just a theory...

The only "PROOF" of the validity of the claims to when the razors were issued I've seen is by members on sites such as this one.

They are also probably also not as common since they would have probably been a small percentage of the total razors made by the Clauss company even during those times.

This last part being just a chance to brag.

I have two of each. Probably paid too much for one of them but I don't care. Just a part of that "collect anything marked USMC".

Zacsdaddy

+1 to Zacsdaddy.

I have two of each and paid too much for one, but not as much as I was willing to pay.



"Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat their service as if it were some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves up to look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their Commandant almost as if he were a god, and making weird animal noises like a band of savages. They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the ****iest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men I have ever had the pleasure to meet."
--An Anonymous Canadian Citizen

Originally Posted by Zacsdaddy

The only "PROOF" of the validity of the claims to when the razors were issued I've seen is by members on sites such as this one.

Thanks - that was my suspicion. AFAIK this post is the source of this particular claim about the USMC razors, and it distresses me that an offhand supposition has somehow become misconstrued through time and repetition. Several times recently I've read this theory about the USMC Clausses stated as though it were fact, when we really *don't* know when or why these razors were made.

Wow, I can't believe how high bids on the recent ebay one went... Gotta love collectors, unless you're collecting the same thing...

I'll come clean about what I paid for mine.

I'm probably the idiot that paid the most but I don't care. I had the money and wanted the razor.

1st "WW1" $73.00 on this site.
2nd "WW1" $85.00 ebay after freight.
1st "SAW" $254.50 ebay after freight.
2nd "SAW" $65.00 ebay after freight. Posted as a "Buy it Now" and I got there first.

Since I had just seen a SAW sell here for $220.00 I felt that the one I got was worth it. Now that I have it in my hands I still feel that way. The second SAW I just got lucky and couldn't let it pass.

As they say "An items is worth whatever someone will pay for it". I agree, even when I think the person buying it is nuts.

Zacsdaddy

edited to add: Had I been able to "snipe" the first SAW I feel I would have saved over $100.00. I'm still glad I got it - at whatever price. Sometimes we're the candy bar, sometimes we're the nuts.

Not sure how the SAW compares to the WWI?

Here's a USMC photo from SRP.