Thread: Help on Swedish razor

Hello everybody:
I got an old nice C.V.Heljestrand razor from Sweden.
I was searching about it and i can't understand what the MK number is.
I know there are some nº 30, 31, 32. Also 22,23,24.
Mine is M K Nº 10. Blade around 6/8 and celluloid scales.
Some one knows what these numbers represent ??
Thanks for any help.

I don't know how much this will help you , but I have a MK30 that has the same shape blade , and the same scales as your razor except mine is a 4/8 .

I've been working on a spreadsheet of the numbers and size I've come across so far. If anyone has a number and size that isn't listed here, please PM me!
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...=en&output=htm

updated link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...Gc&output=html

There are two camps when it comes to the meaning of the MK and BK stamps.

There are those(me included) who think it stands for 'Mästerlig kvalitet'(Masterly/superior quality) and Bra/Bästa kvalitet(Good/Best quality).

Then there are those who think that it stands for Magnus Kindal(A Swede living in Paris who had a monopoly on importing Heljestrand's razors) and that BK was one of his children's initials, personally I find that far fetched, especially since the razors that were not shipped to France were also stamped with these markings.

I used to think it was Markus Kindal until my friend Mikael from Sweden visited somewhere over there where they have a museum and they told him unequivocally told him that is was as Baxxter thinks - who think it stands for 'Mästerlig kvalitet'(Masterly/superior quality) and Bra/Bästa kvalitet(Godd/Best quality).

All this was a good few years ago and there is a strong thread on it all on this site.

Regards,
Neil

I have two Heljestrands with the MK logo. A No 31 which is on your spreadsheet, and also a No 3.
The No 3 is a 5/8" full hollow with imitation ivory scales. Photo attached.

"Bästa kvalité" ? In my humble opinion, this is inconsistent with the genuine tortoise scales :

Where does this leave the models with neither of those markings, but simply a "No", like C.V. Heljestrand No7? The link below is to a store that sells a No7, but also a MK7, which is different. So it doesn't seem to be a mistake.

http://www.sliqhaq.se/stock-heljestrand-p-1215.html

Ferdi has a point

Feel free to read Bosses postings in another forum, corresponds well with the historical facts and what kindals relatives today says

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...mparing-models