What about this German razor?

A 6/8” German Straight Razor by Walter Klophaus

This cut throat razor has a 6/8” plus Hollow ground blade.

Engraved on the tang are the words “Walter Klophaus Wald Solingen”

On the reverse is “Quast”

On the blade there is “Koln” A picture of Cologne Bridge in gold with a mat background

The manufacturer is included neither in the good razors list, nor in the bad razors list. However, it is a Solingen.

Do you believe this is a good razor?

Thank you very much.


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I'd say that's a very good blade...

There are simply too many makers to list all of them, but you're pretty safe with a Solingen looker like that.

I havent come across a bad old razor yet. Thats a good looking razor. Etching is great. Over all a good find.

So that's what they look like w/o all of the patina! :tu :tu Very nice razor. Being a 'Made in Solingen' razor I would say it is a GREAT blade. Get 'er honed up and take it for a spin.

Looks damn good to me! But if you dont like it you know where to find me.

Beautiful Razor!!

Wald is a name that does turn up on the old German razors.

I'm betting the shave will be top notch.........:beer1:

Looks like a winner!

here is a link to a rather huge number of Solingen Cutlers.... Perhaps you can find out who originally ground this beauty...

Razor makers

Beautiful Razor !!! Looks damn near like NOS to me, Congrats on a great find !

My Girlfriend is from Cologne, she would immediately approve of my new hobby would i have one of those..

That is a wicked nice razor my friend, if it doesn't shave you can always stick it up a wall.

By the way if you ever have a chance to go to Koln (Cologne), it's a great place to be!

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Wald is a name that does turn up on the old German razors.

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Solingen is the city, Wald is district of this city, where were many cutlery makers.
Most likely, this razor is associated with Klophaus family.
But I'm not sure.:(

BTW FYI

Sollingen is very close to Cologne, its slightly to the east of Cologne. The area is called "bergisch" (mountain-ish), hence the Bergischer Lowe razor (Mountain-ish lion razor) has a nice local ring to it, andso does this razor.

The Klophaus family have been in the cutlery and edged tool business since around 1900. The father - Jacob Klophaus - worked in a surgical instruments factory. He had three sons - Edmund (the eldest) started a cutlery business in Amsterdam, Walter followed in his fathers footsteps.

BTW, the 'Wald' word means forest or wooded place - steel-making centres like Solingen and Sheffield had to be in easy reach of trees in the early days as a source of fuel for smelting. Deforestation would have occurred if alternatives to wood and charcoal had not been found.

'Wald' still has equivalents in english placenames like Saffron Walden and Walden Forest - the latter inexplicably means ''Forest Forest" and in Wold, meaning wooded place or forest.

Regards,
Neil

I don't know anything about this razor, but it sure is pretty.

If I have learned anything about razors here it would be that you should have that honed and shave with it. Then you'll know just how good it is.

Congratulations and continued enjoyment to you and your little friend.

You are fantastic guys!
Thank you very much for all these information!
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