Thread: early Razors?

I was wondering if any of you good folk knew of medieval razors or earlier , I am particularly interested in saxon period ? Razors are not an artefact I have seen preserved in a museum (or at least i have not recognised one on my trips around european museums).
how old is "shaving" ?
I think they would be a great use for bloomery steel.....

That's something i've wondered about as egyptians shaved face and hair(even the women shaved they're heads) with bronze razors but i need found a reference in the iron age,the romans also shaved and they endured into the steel age so there must be some out there somewhere,one thing i can think of is bronze lasts a lot longer than any steel so maybe rusted away,you've spiked my curiosity now because wigs and shaven faces were around for a lot of centuries especially amongst the upper class,hopefully someone can shed some light on the subject

I believe razors of that early period were more knife like in construction. Some real smiling edges on them too. I have seen some references somewhere before with photographs and images. Just can't remember where. Sorry.


Mick

Questions like this come up from time to time and I'm always fascinated by what I learn in the responses. Search the threads and you'll find a wealth of information. In the meantime, here's a link you might find interesting: Straight razor history

Originally Posted by leadduck

Questions like this come up from time to time and I'm always fascinated by what I learn in the responses. Search the threads and you'll find a wealth of information. In the meantime, here's a link you might find interesting: Straight razor history

Thanks for the link!