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Just wondering if anyone has any information on blades labeled 'souvenir de aachen 1950'. The blade also reads "acier bohler trempe et forge a solingen" which means stainless bohler temper and forged in solingen.
I picked up a 7/8 the other night and am hoping that it's a quality bit of shaving history! I really do love German blades but have no idea if these really were just 'souvenirs' or if they take and hold a proper edge.
Also, the etching reads 'KYRBYS'
Any help would be awesome.
I wish I could help you out, Brooksie. Alas, I cannot.
Pics, man, PICS please! You know we're all razor-porn junkies here!
I know that Bohler was a manufacturer of high quality steel. An Austrian version of Britain's Kayser-Ellison. I've seen Pumas and other Solingen blades marked as having been made with Bohler steel. Souvenir 7 day sets with the names of German cities were common in the '50 and '60s. I don't know about individual pieces, unless that is one of a set. Should be a good one.
As far as I know they were made as souvenirs but are definately functional. Hone it up and give it a go.
No pics yet, still in the mail :( But thanks for the info! It does say 1950 right on the scales so perhaps it has been separated from it's 6 friends?
K I found pictures :P
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Very nice razor. I would bet she would take a great edge.
Thats a beautiful razor indeed but its not stainless, "Acier Bohler" means Bohler steel, like Jimmy said in previous post Bohler is high quality steel. Stainless Steel in french is "Acier Inoxydable". Nevertheless good quality Solingen razor Enjoy!
Damn you Martin and your information! I did a little poking around and apparently Bogler does make a full line of stainless. Is there any chance that it is??
Perhaps but all Stainless razors ive seen are always marked with "Stainless" or "Inox" for inoxydable in french.
That is the real deal, it may be a souvenir but it also is a proper shaver. "Acier" is french for steel so I believe it is carbon steel not stainless or it would have been marked as Martin says with "Stainless" or "Inox". Germans are very particular that things are properly labeled. I am also going to guess that Aachen was in the French Zone of Occupation after WWII so the use of a French word in the stamping would be quite natural for that period. Bohler steel is inferior to nothing and equal to the best produced in other areas. Not a thing wrong with that blade I am afraid.
Bob
IIRC, Aachen = Aix-la-Chappelle
Your are correct sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
Bob
Thats news to me since so many Solingen razors dont have the original manufacturer stamp or trademark!Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
OK, so I eat those words. Yea, they certainly don't in a lot of cases. Could it be that those razors were built to export for importers like Bresduck/Pearlduck and were not required by German law to be stamped with the manufacturers name or trade mark. OTH I did see a DD stainless blade that is marked as such in the classifieds here and also place of manufacture. Different regulations depending on where the intended market was? If that is/was the case then strictly speaking they were correctly marked. Besides if all were marked with who made them a lot of fun would go out of trying to surmise who the manufacturer actually was on forum like this. I kinda like having fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
Bob
Thanks for all the input guys. My hopes if it being stainless have been crushed. With that said I am excited to get this 7/8 in my hands! As far as Germans being particular about markings, for the most part I'd have to agree. There are obviously exceptions to the rule like my 7/8 friodur blank that was produced after production stopped from old stock. There are absolutely no original markings on the blade but the information provided was enough to believe the story. That and the shave is spectacular.
Any of you guys have any of these 'souvenir' razors lying around? Maybe I'll start a 'souvenir' thread to see who chimes in and with what. I'd love to see a full 7 day set!
There quite a few of them around post #2
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...er-razors.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...7-day-set.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-any-good.html
I wish you hadn't posted those links to the 7 day sets. I think that is eventually gonna cost me some dough.
Bob
Here ya go ....... :chapeauQuote:
Originally Posted by brooksie967
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The razor arrived today. Pics to follow. HUGE hollow blade pushing the 7/8 barrier! Honing tonight for sure :)
Well, here they are. Apologies for poor lighting in my terribly dark military pmq... Anyhow, can't make out the etching in pics but it's there. Honed like a dream, shaving tomorrow morning :)
Hope you enjoy!
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Brooksie, if you're ever dissatisfied with it, you can always mail it to me for proper disposal...:w
No strops were harmed during the typing of this message.
Sweet looker that one.
Bob
I was looking up Bohler as it was the only other distinguishing marking on a "sendyks special" that I picked up awhile back and came across this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Interesting stuff. I originally bought the Sendyks as it was a solingen blade manufactured for the French market and further customized for a particular french vendor (the box and the blade etching). I found that to be interesting as most of the French stuff I seem to see is marked Thiers, rarely Paris, very rarely one of the few other french mnfctrng cities or simply not explicitely marked at all as far as the steel origin (which I generally presume to be the French way of quietly conceding that its Sheffield steel. Ha).
Someone mentioned war occupation and that made immediate sense. Then the above quote helped.
Anyway I was looking to hone this later and as I took it out it definitely seems to be of a quality akin to a Puma or similar caliber. Which surprised me. I bought it as sort of a curiosity.
So I was wondering how this turned out as a shaver?? The final report was never filed....:)
And JimmyHAD -- did you get that Bartmann 7 day set on eBay yesterday??? Someone dropped a single swipe bid in the last second. Man I wanted those.....bad....
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