Thread: Thiers-Issard, Looking For Info

I just bought a Thiers-Issard and was looking for some information if anyone can help. It says "RUBIS de FRANCE, 1914, Paris" on the face. I'm a beginner to the straight razor world and have been looking for my first straight razor to start. I got this off ebay for 20 bucks and really don't know what I bought. I saw Thiers Issard and new it was a reputable company so I grabbed it. If anyone has any insight I would appreciate it.

Pictureswill certainly help if you can supply them. Good luck with it in any case.

A picture will give the experts here something to reviev
also you can ask for the opinion of whoever you decide to send the razor to for honing

Still waiting for it to come in the mail. When it gets here I'll get some pictures posted. It's going to need some restoration. The blade has some rust. Any recommendations? Thanks for the reply.

Absolutely needs pictures, there's rust and there's rust. I look forward to them. Thiers Issard is a great brand.

I just got my Thiers-Issard in the mail. I have to say I'm a little disappionted, it didn't look like it was in this bad of shape in the ebay pics. I'm not sure if it's salvagable but I would welcome any suggestions.
Here are some pics.

Ouch, that's full blown corrosion at the tip. Maybe someone could turn it into a round point for you but I doubt it would come cheap. If it's any consolation, I can see how you were seduced by artfully taken pics on ebay, once upon a time that was a very beautiful piece.

You may luck out and the worst of the corrosion is up towards the spine. With stuff like that I take 0000 steel wool with a bit of oil or Break Free CLP on it and take off what I can. I use some metal polish like Maas or Semichrome afterwards. It won't get it all but it should get rid of the active stuff.

Put a piece of electrical tape on the spine to protect it and hone the blade on a razor hone or if you don't have that some 1,000 grit sandpaper to see if you can get to good steel along the edge. Look at it with an eye loupe or a microscope. If the rust is into the edge it will fall apart and it won't be worth messing with. If the rust hasn't gotten into the bevel badly it can be salvaged and made a good shaver and you will be able to hone it up ..... or, probably better, send it out for pro honing.

Thanks for your replies. I'm going to try some of your suggestions and see if I can gring this baby back to life. It's a little more then I wanted to get into with my first SE but it seem to have the potential for being a nice piece. There are a ton of honing sevices, does anyone have any recomendations? I'll send some pic as I try to tackle this project. Any suggestios are much appreciated.