Hey, folks, brand new n00b to the fold. I've lurked for a couple of months, but decided I need to post something because of an old razor I found while cleaning house.

A few years ago, I was involved in a mail-in shooting match on another website themed after the Talvisolta Winter War (Finland vs. USSR, '39-40). Because of my placement in the rankings, I won this old razor. It's boxed in what appears to be ancient bonded leather. The box is stamped on the backside with "Fabrik Marke (or Marko, can't be terribly sure)" with a silhouette of two storks facing each other between the words. On the front of the box, near the opening is the stamp "Gegr. 1834" and the logo reads in large, cursive-like print "Robert Klaas" and under it in smaller cursive print "Solingen - Ohligs"

The razor itself has seen much better days. The only stamping on the narrow, hollow-ground blade is at the tang, just above the scales and it reads "Garantie Solingen" The metal is covered with a pretty thorough patina of rust and black. The scales themselves are very thin, and one of them has some deep scratching on the end, like it has been ground down.

Needless to say, it is not in good shape. However, I believe it to be either a war trophy from Talvisota or possibly issued to a Finnish soldier who served in that war.

Anyone have more information on this?