Thread: What is the best American made straight ever made ?

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Now a question,did burrell make blades for the Military? razor was trashed and tossed but still have the box.
Razor was packed 1955,looks like a mil spec, ordanance box I think,as i recall the markings on the tang was a set of wings and the burrell name,have always wondered about the companys military ties if any.

That is interesting! As I understood, the company was 1946-47. Obviously they did military contract, possibly after? What purpose for a straight in 1955? Seems all would be DE's in that era.

Case Red Imp 133. Not mint but very nice.

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

That is interesting! As I understood, the company was 1946-47. Obviously they did military contract, possibly after? What purpose for a straight in 1955? Seems all would be DE's in that era.

I was wondering about those time frames...

But note it says packed 1955,could have been made long before that I suppose.
As a side note.I have several very elderly retired military friends in the community I live in (all army)
They still to this day shave with straights,I know,I hone thier blades for them.
These guys were officers during WW2 and Korea,perhaps using straights was the norm for them.

I definitely prefer American steel over any others, I'm a big fan of Case and an obscure brand of which I only have one razor. It's King Mfg. Co. out of St. Louis (unrelated to the company in Indiana PA)

I still have yet to get my hands on a Torrey; I'm lying in wait for the perfect one.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

...But note it says packed 1955,could have been made long before that I suppose.
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I was thinking that, but that's 8 years in storage. I guess it's possible there was a stock left over when production ended, and the army bought that stock or part of it to issue to soldiers much later.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I was thinking that, but that's 8 years in storage. I guess it's possible there was a stock left over when production ended, and the army bought that stock or part of it to issue to soldiers much later.

I was incorrect with the dates. It was 1941 and 1942 the company produced. In that regard, perhaps Top Flight was founded to produce straight razors for the war effort? The ones surviving could all be government models! Here is a link to Burrells Grandson. Burrell Cutlery still exists,http://www.cattco.org/planning/award...5_burrell_john I have read more on the history, but cannot remember where?
Here are my 2 still unrestored Burrells. One very concave and one, a wedge!

There are many American Makers. We tend to dwell on Sheffield and Germany, but I have recently been concentrating on American stuff.
Pics as follows:
1- George Korn was a fine Maker from Case family in Little Valley
2-Not to forget Union Cutlery of Olean, New York. Great steel!
3-Give those Georgia Boys credit! Dixie Mfg in Cracked corn! Fine Blades!
4-Freemont, Ohio was home to fine makers, Clauss being one!
5- Little known Ariel Cutlery(ACM) of Marionette, Wisconsin. The owner was born in Duluth, Minn., hence the Duluth motor Bridge! Nice razors!
Some very old American makers from the old Countries:
6 American Knife Co, Plymouth Hollow, Conn
7 Maher and Grosh from Toledo, Ohio
8 George Rohr of Dayton, Ohio

sharptonn my lord you have some killer gear!!!

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