Thread: Pigeon razor

Does anyone know anthing about this razor . It's marked Pigeon "best silver steel" , no country of origin is given .

I've no idea where she might be from, but she is a pretty cool looking razor. I haven't seen many razors that appear so new that say "Silver Steel," and not many with clear markings but no indication of the country of origin either.

For some reason I get a German vibe, but I really have no idea.

I'm far to new to straight razor to tell you anything specifically about the blade. However I work in a bicycle shop and there was a bicycle company named pigeon which had a similar logo.

I believe the original bikes were manufactured in China or Japan, I'm not sure where the remakes are being produced now.

I wouldn't be surprised if an old bicycle company who manufactured steel frame bikes took a crack at making steel razor blades.

You might want to begin your search there and see if anything comes up.

I'm curious to know what you come up with

I would be extremely surprised if this were the case, given the expenses required to tool up. Also, countries of origins were required to be stamped on goods (or maybe only goods imported to the US? I don't actually know the details) as of the 1890's. Then again, the razor does look newer than that to me. Interestinger and interestinger...

You do make a good point. I just threw the idea out there. However, from what I know of old steel bikes, the craftsmanship which went into the selection of steel tubing, the lug work, and the welding was significant, and an art form all of it's own. I agree that it is unlikely that a factor making bikes would also make razors, however, I one had a mitsubishi TV, so you never know.

A bit off topic... but....

The more recent Mitsubishi Evo's are pretty much computers with wheels, an engine, and a turbo strapped on. And I say that lovingly - I find the Evo 10 to be terribly ugly, but it's still a great car.

Yes, there are some very diverse companies out there, but, from what I can tell, it's razors and knives at most that go together.

Originally Posted by dave5225

Does anyone know anthing about this razor . It's marked Pigeon "best silver steel" , no country of origin is given .

I just typed pigeon razor into google and came up with the following link

Pigeon Spike

They seem to specialize in razor wire, but hey it's still razors, maybe from there you can get a more info. just a thought.

I could be mistaken, but that looks like wire to prevent pigeons from perching, not something made by the pigeon company.