Revisor-Revisor-GOTTA arrived today
USPS delivered a package from Thomas Kronenberg, Solingen Germany today. It contained 2 Revisors, and one GOTTA 120. The top Revisor is a replacement that Thomas sent me for nominal charge for the mix up of the order of the one I had ordered recently. I was supposed to get a Green one and ended up with Blue. This top one is Green.
Second down is a Revisor Extra Hollow Ground 5/8.. they are all 5/8 BTW. On the Left side it says Revisor on the tang. On the Right side it says C. Friedr. Schmidt Solingen with a Puma on a branch. This is one of the earlier original Revisor markings.
Third down is a GOTTA made by Grah & Plumacher. Brand new, including box! Hamburg Ring and Super Fine on the blade. 120 on the tang along with the name.
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...isor-Gotta.jpg
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...llowGround.jpg
Jimps on top and bottom on this one.
Better picture from Revisor....
http://www.revisor-solingen.de/asset...s/db_b__3_.jpg
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...owGround_R.jpg
Revisors "much" better picture than the one I took tonight of the 5-0002 model with the Green paint and Gold wash....
http://www.revisor-solingen.de/asset...ages/db_29.jpg
And the GOTTA...
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...or/GOTTA_L.jpg
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...TTA_R_tang.jpg
Jimps on top on the GOTTA.
I shaved tonight with the Blue Extra Hollow 5-0027 and the GOTTA. The GOTTA won hands down at the moment over the Revisor. That is one of the sharpest, smoothest shaves I have ever gotten! I would be hard pressed to improve on the edge with honing. The Revisor "Extra Hollow" 5-0027 model though, I think it could use just a touch up on the hones and try again. It was shave ready in that I could shave with it, but there was a bit more pull with it than the GOTTA. Also even though it shaved close, the GOTTA came back in and picked up things. I would swear that the GOTTA was more extra hollow than Full Hollow, but then I could be imagining it as well. Both are ground extremely thin for a long duration of the blade.
Impressive to say the least. Next will try the Green Revisor, 5-0002 for shave.