Quote Originally Posted by liepins View Post
I decided to put some pictures in so you can see it immediately without going into the links.
Do you know if this is some local symbol or just somebody is creating the handles for different razors in Solingen and people buy it?
Interesting question that it doesn't seem anyone answered. I've seen on a few other posts that people said most (or all?) Solingen razors come from the same blanks. What exactly is a blank for a razor, and if they are the same, where do the differences come in between the different makers (is it grind, polish, scales, etc.? Though the scales on these two even seem to be the same. Or are there more differences?). From what I've read, the steel on an Aust and the steel on a Dovo should be the exact same quality... but people seem to favor Austs over Dovos. Can anyone clarify?
Thanks!

*Note: Sorry, the photos didn't get quoted; you can see the on the first page of this thread