50/5 veni vidi vici razor

Hey friends,

I bought a razor (not shave ready) and a barber hone (feels like 12k) on a yard sale.

I was wondering if anyone knew this kind of razor since I can only detect the words "50/5 veni vidi vici" on it. The case has a kind of Celtic looking design on it but I have no clue whether it is the original. Razor itself is still salvageable.

The barber hone has little pits and dents, especially around the edges. I cleaned of all the mug and grime and i feels nice and semi smooth. I am just wondering if I ca still use it....

Any clues?

Gr. Skyer

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Razor looks great, but I have a sneaking suspicion that hone is a scythe stone...

Here is a diagram showing the cross-section of a sickle blade and the scythe-stone being used to sharped it.

http://www.scythesupply.com/images/b...he_diagram.JPG

Could very well be. Never thought about it not being a barber hone in between all that shaving gear XD

What a great find! If it holds and edge well you will have a fun, unique shaver on your hands. Very cool, indeed.

--David

Nice little blade, but KEEP IT WELL AWAY FROM THAT HONE!

Benjamin's on the money there.

Welcome to the forum!

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Originally Posted by ben.mid

Nice little blade, but KEEP IT WELL AWAY FROM THAT HONE!

Benjamin's on the money there.

Welcome to the forum!

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Ok, I'll keep the hone for other tasks :)

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Originally Posted by ben.mid

Welcome to the forum!

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Not sure what that was about, as I know you've been here a little while now. I think I was on auto pilot, mate! :gaah:

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Originally Posted by ben.mid

Nice little blade, but KEEP IT WELL AWAY FROM THAT HONE!

Benjamin's on the money there.

Welcome to the forum!

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x100.

That razor looks terrific, but that stone could tear it up in a hurry. I know it would be a pleasure to hone and use that razor, but there's just enough hone wear on it that I'd be very careful, at least at the bevel-setting stage.

Please consider sending it for a professional polish and honing, you won't regret it once you shave with it.

beautiful blade!

Wow I just looked up the web site at the bottom of that diagram and it's pretty interesting the way they set a bevel on a scythe.

Does anyone have more info about where when and how the razor was made?

With a name like that, it should be a fantastic razor.

neverr seen a razor like that before not sure who made it. But of course the saying "Veni. Vidi. Vici." is the famous saying (in Latin) of Julius Ceaser after conquering the Gauls. "I came. I saw. I conquered." Being a military man you probably know this though. Anyway nice razor sorry cant help more.

Semper Fi

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Originally Posted by jeremycarriveau

neverr seen a razor like that before not sure who made it. But of course the saying "Veni. Vidi. Vici." is the famous saying (in Latin) of Julius Ceaser after conquering the Gauls. "I came. I saw. I conquered." Being a military man you probably know this though. Anyway nice razor sorry cant help more.

Semper Fi

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I did know that :P Thanks for the information tough ;)

I have this:

Carl Schaaf, Solingen, Bismarckstrasse 98 in 1920, 1922, 1925, 1932 and 1939. Brand names: 'Die Gute 5pfg.-Klinge', 'Schaaso', 'Schaaso-Populär', 'Shakespeare', 'Shakespeare Klinge', 'Veni Vidi Vici', 'Wilhelmus', 'Wilhelmus-Auslese', 'Wilhelmus-Gold'. Open-blade razor and razor-blade maker

Nice razor.

A Solingen razor, inscribed "Veni Vidi Vici." Is there anything NOT to like about such a razor? :mace:

if it is made by Carl Schaaf that would mean this razor was made before 1932.....

VENI VIDI VICI (<1932): Carl Schaaf,

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...barberosa.html

send it to a honemiester and you'll be saying veni vidi vici about your whiskers

Thats a great razor! I have one myself, maybe sold only in Holland? It sharpens real good (with the right stone...)
Does the razor have an inscription A.M. on the other side? I've tried to figure out what that meant...