Griffon XX

**jmh** · 06-04-2010, 03:23 AM

I am new to the forum and would first of all like to thank everyone involved with putting forth the effort to maintain the site and to say how much I appreciate all the information available.
I have a question concerning a razor I have just purchased. It is a Griffon XX with black bakelite scales. The blade has an inscription:
"Hollow Griffon Ground"
XX
One side of the tang has GriffonXX and the no. 83. The other side reads Griffon Cutlery Works.
My question is - Is this razor made in Germany even though it is not stated or is it made in the U.S.?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

**manah** · 06-04-2010, 03:43 AM

Most likely, US. If there isn't Solingen or Germany on the tang.

**Slamthunderide** · 06-04-2010, 04:07 AM

Manah can you please tell us how many different models of griffon there Thanks for the info

**JimmyHAD** · 06-04-2010, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Slamthunderide

Manah can you tell us how many different models of griffon there Thanks for the info

I can't answer that specifically but I can say that there are quite a few. I scored one made in Germany with Sheffield steel and have noticed them on ebay ever since. All that I have seen are mostly German but not Sheffield steel Seems to be a wide variety of models IIRC. Carbo magnetic and others.

**Utopian** · 06-04-2010, 04:21 AM

I don't know specifically about your razor either, but the Griffon Cutlery works were originally located in New York but they later opened a secondary factory in Germany.

**manah** · 06-04-2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Slamthunderide

Manah can you please tell us how many different models of griffon there Thanks for the info

I can't say. I don't have full Griffons catalog.
The most popular and known is the Carbo Magnetic Razor.

**JimmyHAD** · 06-04-2010, 02:13 PM

That is an interesting ad. No honing ? Also the full hollow at $2.50 while the "double concave" went for $3.00 and was for heavy beards.

Probably the more pricey version was a 1/4 hollow but maybe they were both the same. What they didn't tell the buyer was that one would last a lifetime but it comes with RAD and you're going to end up with hundreds of them.

**Slamthunderide** · 06-04-2010, 06:29 PM

While we are Talking about Griffon's I have another Question I could not the Razor last night or I would have asked any way this is a Griffon XX # 79 it must be a US blade because it doesn't have Germany on it anywhere on the Blade it says DAMASCUS SILVER STEEL. OK I think I know what Damascus is it's either 2 types of steels forged together or the Reigon of Damascus . I'm just not sure what Silver Steel is I've seen it on Razors but I don't know what it is. Ok so is this Razor Silver Steel And some kind of other steel making it the 2 steels forged together DAMASCUS or maybe I just really confussed so can you please just help me. Thanks

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