Thread: How old is this DOVO?

Originally Posted by Scipio

The one in the OP has a third pin, and the peening is done properly, not like modern Dovos.

Ah, yeah, I didn't notice that. That would push it back some. I still think it is possible for it to be in the early 2000's as I have seen some vendors with old pictures showing shank stamps and the third pin. Given the condition, though, it probably is a little older. I don't think we'll be able to know this one's age without more info from the previous owner.

One more important thing is pins. The Leon's razor has the old DOVO pins. My razor(2006) has new pins.

Originally Posted by Leon

I know that old DOVOS have Fritz Bracht engraved in the back of the shank until mid-80's.

I'd like to see a reference on this, if it was done through the 80s it certainly was not on all dovo razors. I have had Dovos from the 60s and the 70s without FB stamping.

Originally Posted by Leon

Recent DOVOs have the etching on the shank made by laser, so this razor falls in between those two phases - 90's, early 2000's?

I bought a brand new tortoise special from classicshaving.com in the first half of 2008 and it had a regular stamp, not laser etching.
I wish I have time to look for the pictures (I sold it later on), but I'd say the pins on it were the new style.

Originally Posted by gugi

I'd like to see a reference on this, if it was done through the 80s it certainly was not on all dovo razors. I have had Dovos from the 60s and the 70s without FB stamping.

Well, a while ago, I got a box of NOS Dovos from the early 80s, straight from a cutlery warehouse. They have Fritz Bracht in the back of the shank. I sold all of them, except one for myself, and the original box that contained all the razor, of course
The person who sold me these, worked as an official Dovo importer and said these were on the shelves through many years and never got sold. Getting a more exact year of manufacturing is impossible, since they were gotten in the early 80s, but who knows when they were made in Germany?

Sorry for the lousy pic with the weird lightning