Thread: Finally I get an alright deal at an antique shop

Hi,

Very nice. So £40 is about $62us. not bad.

- Mike

I shaved with it this evening. A very good shaver and I'm happy with it for what I paid, having said that I would have been equally happy with any vintage Solingen in that condition for that price.

That Puma is an excellent shaver, as are all Solingens that I have. Is it better than my 7 day Geodecke and Co Solingens? Is it better than my Schulze, or vintage Wacker? My Plumacher? I believe not better, but equally as good. Vintage Solingen Steel is excellent and all the latter are equally great, there only differences really are the sizes, grinds and points IMO.

Having shaved with only a single Puma I still don't understand why they are often much more popular than most if not all of the other vintage Solingen makers.

I hope you ran and bought a lottery ticket after that. A razor like that on Eboy would easily sell for $250.

Originally Posted by Scipio

Having shaved with only a single Puma I still don't understand why they are often much more popular than most if not all of the other vintage Solingen makers.

I think the Puma's consistency is its trademark. Of course there are other great Solingen's that would be hard to distinguish in a blindfold test from one but their is no doubting Puma razor's are a benchmark for quality..

Congrats !