Thread: 226 DUBBERS Solengin Sheffield steel?

I Just got a 226 DUBBERS Solengin Sheffield steel cut throat and can not find ANY info what so ever and also strange how its Sheffield steel on a blade from Solengin

I would appreciate any info on this particular razor

Can't tell you anything about that particular blade but it's not uncommon for Solingen razors to be marked with Sheffield steel.I have a few, all good shavers.

I have no info on your razor, but pics are always welcome to help identify. I have seen some razors that were made in Germany, but used steels from other sources.

it also has either bone or ivory scales and will post photos up as soon as I get my camera back

As Alan says, it is not uncommon for Solingen razors to be made from Sheffield steel.

Sheffield has always been noted for its speciality steels and an awful lot of it was exported to Germany for razor manufacturers. Even if a german razor does not say 'Sheffield Steel' on it, it may well be made from that material. For instance, Kayser Ellison were a specialist steel company in Sheffield. The firm that engendered Kayser Ellison did indeed make razors, but by the time they had become known as KE they only produced special steels, and a lot of that steel was exported to Solingen. Any german razor with any mention of 'Kayser Ellison' on it was, therefore, made from steel manufactured in Sheffiled. Other razors simply do not mention the steel used or the steel manufacturers, even if made from steel originating in Sheffield.

A very large proportion of german razors are made from Swedish steel rather than German steel, too. Swedish iron ore is one of the purest found, and formed the basis of the Sheffield steel industry (Sheffield firms used iron ore from other countries too, for example Spain and Russia), and a good number of the 'harder' german razors are made from it. In fact it was so popular that several German companies bought iron ore mines in Sweden!

Can't help with the make, though - sorry.

Regards,
Neil