Thread: How old is this DOVO?

Steve at the Invisible Edge sells them exactly like that, but with goldwash, so Im guessing its a modern day one - maybe a few years old as the goldwash has faded. The pinning on that one's pivot looks alot better than Dovo's modern pinning though, so maybe a fair few years old?

I would guess in the 80's-90's...

My guess was that too, probably from the 90's...

Thanks gents.

How does it shave?

Originally Posted by Scipio

How does it shave?

I'll only use it after restoring it and honing it.
It will be interesting to have a post-Fritz Bracht Dovo to compare to my Fritz Bracht-era Dovo.

That is definitely a Dovo "Special" minus the gold wash. The shank stamp definitely dates the razor though. I think it could be as late as the early 2000's to whenever Dovo first started making that particular razor. I have read about a shaver that had a "Special" in the 70's, too.

Offtopic:
I really hate the new laser etching, printing, or whatever Dovo is doing with their new razors. I have read that TI is going to do this in the future as well.

Originally Posted by altshaver

Offtopic:
I really hate the new laser etching, printing, or whatever Dovo is doing with their new razors. I have read that TI is going to do this in the future as well.

So do I. It's cheap looking and tacky. Dovo's evolved from stopping the production of 7/8s and 8/8s to only making 5/8 and 6/8s, now becoming too lazy to bother stamping the steel!