Thread: In over my head?

You do have a bit of history and some quality razors and hones in that lot. It is fun to imagine what the barbershop looked like in its heyday. I look forward to seeing individual pictures of the razors as you post them. Bismarck razors are absolutely excellent shavers, and all your razors may turn out to be keepers. Look at their monkey tails to see if they are stamped "Registered". I have found Bismarck razors so stamped to be very superior shavers in comparison to other Bismarks I have had the chance to hone and shave with. Your new hones do deserve special consideration, separately in the honing section. You have two coticules for sure, the green one looks Thuringian, and the chocolate colored hone looks like it could be a Swaty. Of course, I try to see only the best possibilities in pictures like yours! Congratulations.

They are all three stamped registered, and in fine condition to my eye. Some rust/oxidation on the decorative metal tip of one near the tang, though that razor looks nearly unused. Here is the other side:



The black razor seems in essentially identical condition to the top of this pair, though it's stamped 508 while the yellow are 507:



There are a few other closeup pictures of these razors at the photobucket site, bismarck pictures by fastestforklift - Photobucket . Feel free to click around, all that's on my account is razors so far.

The others are up there too but don't have the detailed closeups yet. All in all these razors are in great shape from what I can tell.

No wonder I never got a return email, you bought it all. I had inquired on that same lot. Congrats, you got a great deal.

Those Bismarck razors look to be useable, but from the photobucket pictures you kindly posted, might have microchipping on the blades near the heels, that could require some expert honing. After that, you will have some awesomely good shavers. I have had several of the "Registered" marked Bismarcks, and all were excellent shavers.

you got a great score. But unfortunatly you won't be able to make any money back. You sound like one of us RAD addicts. I think many of us have bought a big lot of razor with the intention of selling them individualy and making money. In the end we are not strong enough to part with any of them.

That's a nice group of razors, with history intact,
and they've come through time nicely, that's a fact.
It's lucky, or providence, that these have come to you,
for you seem to appreciate their value and what they do.

So clean 'em up, send 'em out for honing, and rave
about how sharp they are if you ever decide to shave.
They've waited for you through all this long time,
and I wish I could have put together a better rhyme.