Thread: Need help to identify these razors.

Hello Gents,

Could anybody be so kind to help me identify these razors? And I know that prices are quite relative because it depends on what you value the knive. But as a beginner I don't want to overpay on a knife. So if there are some guidelines for pricing these knives I would love to hear them. Or maybe a estimation of what the blades are worth.

As far as what they are we will need to see pictures of the Tang. Bottom one is a Henckels. As far as what you should pay for that razor etc. I would sugest you look at our classifieds and see what similar razors sell for there or what the tend to go for on ebay. That will give you a idea.
Before you go out buying a bunch of razors you really should spend some time reading the forum and get to know what to look for in a razor.

Like TrilliumLT said we need to see the razors better, a side view with the tang.
The middle one might look like a Sheffield of some sort, but it's hard to tell from the pics, the last one is a Henckels, but it looks to have a slight frown.

Regarding value we don't do appracials here, period.

Instead of starting off buying razors of eBay and flea markeds I'd suggest to rather look in the classifieds, or into some of the SRP vendors, several of them got already restored and honed razor, often for a reasonable price.

I know it's fun to search for razors in the wild, but the general recommendation is to wait at least a few months until you know a little more about what to look for and not in a razor to minimize the risk of burning your money on rubbish.

Thank you for the information. It is really tempting to start bidding indeed. .

The middle one is from a site of a barber shop that sells used razors. It says this in the description.

Antique , Wade&Butcher Sheffield ,, 6/8 straight razor with Horn scales.no.88

But I don't know for sure if that is true or not.

Hey there

Well there is a lot of writing on the tang, so it would be pretty darn obvious if it wasn't a wade and butcher. As for the scales, they look hornish ... that is something you would have to test in person.

What they are worth ... that all depends on what you can afford to lose if you don't like the razor.

Thanks
Carl - SRH

Originally Posted by Heljen

Thank you for the information. It is really tempting to start bidding indeed. .

The middle one is from a site of a barber shop that sells used razors. It says this in the description.

Antique , Wade&Butcher Sheffield ,, 6/8 straight razor with Horn scales.no.88

But I don't know for sure if that is true or not.