Thread: Need opinion on two razors

Geez, I must have old timer's disease ...... I have an L. Herder & Sons with the Hen & Rooster logo on the reverse tang. I didn't think of it right off because of the H&R logo. Here are photos of the mark and pile sides. i also threw in some pocket knives with the same marque when I originally took the photos. Whether one Herder has any relationship to another is unknown to me but perhaps Carl is L. Herder's son ? Also found Carl here on this list of Solingen razor makers. Good page to bookmark.

that razor looks great Jimmy.

Here is what I am talking about



I am talking to the seller about blade centering and such, and as soon as I get it I'll reveal the source so people that are interested can check out the rest of the razors.

Stefan, you are hesitating ???? Buy the thing before it is too late !!!! Gorgeous vintage razor.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Stefan, you are hesitating ???? Buy the thing before it is too late !!!! Gorgeous vintage razor.

I am waiting on the seller to confirm there is no blade centering problems and I am getting it

Originally Posted by mainaman

I am waiting on the seller to confirm there is no blade centering problems and I am getting it

You're kidding, right? So what if you have to use two hands to close a razor like that.

If it does have blade centering problems, do let me know.

Grab it!! It is a very fine Solingen razor, and exactly like the one I used to have. Blade centering issues can often be remedied with judicious tapping on the pin opposite the scale the blade comes too close to.

Carl Herder still makes knives today in solingen. Thats a very nice looking razor.

Originally Posted by mainaman

that razor looks great Jimmy.

Here is what I am talking about



I am talking to the seller about blade centering and such, and as soon as I get it I'll reveal the source so people that are interested can check out the rest of the razors.

Your Herder is a great looking and very collectable razor. Make sure you keep it well oiled - or even better use Renaissance wax on it. That kind of scale is much more prone to celluloid rot than most. The only ones I have seen that are worse are the same kind only green and not yellow. I did some research a few years back and it seems that the coloring added to the celuloid makes a big difference in its rate of breakdown. I have seen more of these marbled scales ruining good razors than any other kind.

Thanks guys,
I decided to go in another direction and get a NOS Dorko.
For those interested to check out the razors available, here is the link (I have posted about this seller before)

JAPANESE RAZOR