"Bengall. The official razor of debtors and convicts."
How's that for a marketing slogan.
I would never do such a thing!:chop::angel:
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I mistakenly sold mine to a guy just starting out! It was a good deal for him, and I'm glad to help a brother out, but I wish I still had it.
I've never seen anything like it. Completely plain-Jane. Henry Nicholson & Sons, 5/8 spike point, plain black scales. Absolutely wonderful shaver. Since I honed this before I knew what I was trying to accomplish, I'm almost certain the bevel wasn't set right, as it needed frequent touch-ups, but once touched up on a barber hone, the thing would give such a comfortably close shave!
Beyond that, my Diamondine has really been shining bright in my rotation. Took me forever (and instruction from Utopian) to get the bevel set, but once I got it dialed-in, it became one of my favorite razors. Absolutely fantastic.
I'll bite, only because I'm not in the market for any more razors for awhile. Sorry, no pictures though, which is probably a good thing because as it is now, it's more of an ugly step-sister, not Cinderella. It's a P.J Berg "Parforce" purchased from Hi_bud_gl a few years ago. It was my daily shaver for a year and a half. Smooth shaves, then started collecting dust as RAD kicked in. Recently brought back to life by Nun2sharp and I am in love with it again.
I have to agree on the Bengalls, great razors. Another British maker that is almost identical dimensionally and grind-wise to Bengall is the Taylor Eye Witness 1000. I bought this one from hi_bud_gl in the Classifieds for about $40 a long time ago. I just liked the cool name and eye logo, but didn't expect it to be such a superb shaver. I don't know whether it's a fluke or if all of them are like this, but it's in the top handful of razors I own at any price, in terms of the sort of edge it can take (and hold) with careful honing. Paper-thin grind with a relatively fat spine, and it gets that mirror-like shine that seems unique to well-made British steel.
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As Jimbo said, it is not a fluke, if you get the chance grab another one.
Grab me one too while yer at. :D
Mick
I'll keep an 'eye' out for you Mick!
James.