Thread: Burr brand?

A search did not come up with a lot of information on this. Does anyone know if Burr is any good?
I came across a razor marked with Burr on the tang followed by Reg on one side and Made in Germany on the other. The blade has a nice etching with Extra Burr Superb on it. It also has a nice cross pattern on the spine and what appears to be some gold plating on the tang by the scales.

Is the brand Burr or something else?

Thanks
Evan

Rarely have I met a vintage razor that I thought was just bad from the get-go. I've never seen a "Burr" razor, but it's probably excellent. Yours needs some TLC in the polishing and honing department, but it should be a terrific razor when that's taken care of. That's a nice catch.

C. Friedrich Ern, Solingen-Wald in 1922, Kanalstrasse 43 in 1939. Brand names: 'America Del Sud', 'Army and Navy', 'Ator', 'A.V. Humboldt', 'Balance', 'Bank', 'Bar', 'Barbersone', 'Barbers Pet', 'Barden', 'Bessimar', 'Bur', 'Cuba', 'Electro Taban', 'Ern', 'Ern 1166', 'Ern A-Z', 'Ern-Blaauwappen', 'Ernette', 'Ern-Goldwappen', 'Ern-Grünwappen', 'Ern Junior', 'Ernovo', 'Ern-Silberwappen', 'Es-Ex', 'Farwood', 'Flaggen', 'Generale Ameglio,' 'Gong Razor', 'Gorki', 'Janissaire', 'Junk', 'Justrite', 'Ka Ci Be', 'King George', 'Knight Commander of the Bath', 'Kuroki', 'Laborista', 'Le Mondain', 'Lerne', 'Leiste', 'Liliput', 'Little Dorrit', 'Magnetic', 'Master', 'Master of Arts', 'Master of Science', 'Mickiewicz', 'Moustafa Kemal Pascha', 'Niazi', 'Nodzu', 'Oxama', 'Palmerston', 'Peer', 'Perfecto', 'Persian', 'Platypus', 'Primus', 'Protector', 'Püt', 'Raccoon', 'Roosevelt Razor', 'Schwert', 'S Essex', 'Sim Mart', 'Ski', 'Strandbad', 'Suneo', 'The Boss', 'The Crown And Sword Razor', 'The Kid', 'The Michaelin', 'The Mussel Razor', 'Turban', 'Waldern', 'Waldoo', 'Wee Macgreggor', 'Zeibek', 'Zepp.' Open-
And yes that company had many many trademark but like stimpy said it will be a great shaver Enjoy!

Basically it is a C.F. Ern? Your right. That is a lot of names. I wonder why all the changes? Thank you both for your replies.

Originally Posted by Martin103

C. Friedrich Ern, Solingen-Wald in 1922, Kanalstrasse 43 in 1939. Brand names: 'America Del Sud', 'Army and Navy', 'Ator', 'A.V. Humboldt', 'Balance', 'Bank', 'Bar', 'Barbersone', 'Barbers Pet', 'Barden', 'Bessimar', 'Bur', 'Cuba', 'Electro Taban', 'Ern', 'Ern 1166', 'Ern A-Z', 'Ern-Blaauwappen', 'Ernette', 'Ern-Goldwappen', 'Ern-Grünwappen', 'Ern Junior', 'Ernovo', 'Ern-Silberwappen', 'Es-Ex', 'Farwood', 'Flaggen', 'Generale Ameglio,' 'Gong Razor', 'Gorki', 'Janissaire', 'Junk', 'Justrite', 'Ka Ci Be', 'King George', 'Knight Commander of the Bath', 'Kuroki', 'Laborista', 'Le Mondain', 'Lerne', 'Leiste', 'Liliput', 'Little Dorrit', 'Magnetic', 'Master', 'Master of Arts', 'Master of Science', 'Mickiewicz', 'Moustafa Kemal Pascha', 'Niazi', 'Nodzu', 'Oxama', 'Palmerston', 'Peer', 'Perfecto', 'Persian', 'Platypus', 'Primus', 'Protector', 'Püt', 'Raccoon', 'Roosevelt Razor', 'Schwert', 'S Essex', 'Sim Mart', 'Ski', 'Strandbad', 'Suneo', 'The Boss', 'The Crown And Sword Razor', 'The Kid', 'The Michaelin', 'The Mussel Razor', 'Turban', 'Waldern', 'Waldoo', 'Wee Macgreggor', 'Zeibek', 'Zepp.' Open-
And yes that company had many many trademark but like stimpy said it will be a great shaver Enjoy!

Man, I thought I knew upstate New York pretty well, but somewhere there is Martin103's place which must be some sort of cutlery/razor museum or library. I've just missed it all these years. I sure do appreciate all the information he pops up with though. It's part of my ongoing remedial razor education.

It certainly appears to have been a high quality razor. Worked spine, gold wash, blade etch and beautiful scales. Congrats on the find. I'll bet it shaves wonderfully.

Carl Friedrich Ern, Solingen-Wald.

I was looking at this on ebay too, was marked as a king cutter and in nova scotia (where i'm from). I think you got a steal!

I've had a couple of Burr straights. One was a 9/16 that was one of the sharpest blades i've ever owned. It was a freak.