Quote Originally Posted by Joegags View Post
Gentlemen-

My question is predicated on an "As I understand/remember it" position so please, in addition to hopefully answering my question, correct any errors in my presumptions.

Thiers Issard blades are unique because of the special tempering in molten lead deal they have going on. From what I understand, they also produce a number of razors that are not their blades, but blades that were bought from another company and re-ground to their standards/specifications.

My question is - to which category do the $135 Thiers Issard razors from The Art of Shaving belong? After a modest search of Thiers Issard razors sold elswhere, this is the best price of any TI I could find (by a significant margin, too). Anyone have any knowledge or experience with these?

Thanks a lot, Gags
I am by no means an AOS advocate but I have seen the AOS TI and it seems legit. They are nice and seem to keep nice edges.