When "Oh Sh%t!" happens

[TCMichigander]

Hello All.. Been awhile so would like to wish everybody a healthy, safe and satisfying 2019...So i was having one of those days today, Sunny and gorgeous for N Michigan, had a great holiday, my wife was able to spend Christmas in Viginia with him in well over 25 years!!. Cant ask for anything better.. So i come inside around 8:30pm pretty filthy from working outside and looking forward to a hot shower then a.
super shave with my Kooraat 14.2 meat grinder...... Well a little slip and down she went into porcelain sink.. Looks as though all of blade made it but will have to be checked extensively... I will replace the scales and not repair as now is the best the change colors anyway.. Bad way to start but could always have been worse... Do i get ahold of Ulrick before i start the process. .. thanks for any help centleman... Scott W

[sharptonn]

Oh well. That's a bummer, Scott.
I got some help from the postman lately. If I can't bust one, they can!

[outback]

SOAB, guy's. That sucks.!

[MikeT]

Oh man that sucks! But on the bright side it could've been catastrophic! Could've been way worse. Lucked out really.
Now for a new dress for that beauty..

[32t]

Although i feel your pain if that is the worst that happens to you, you are a blessed man.

Why do so many of the old razors we see have new scales.....

[outback]

Although i feel your pain if that is the worst that happens to you, you are a blessed man.

Why do so many of the old razors we see have new scales.....

Cause its easier to replace, than take the time to salvage, and repair, for most.

[CrownCork]

Oh well. That's a bummer, Scott.
I got some help from the postman lately. If I can't bust one, they can!

That looks like someone closed the razor and gave it a few taps with a hammer to make sure it was closed.

[Geezer]

That looks like some closed the razor and gave it a few taps with a hammer to make sure it was closed.

I would say from my experiences that almost all the wedge end scales that; damage like that is caused by shoving the razor into a too small space/ box,
That is from looking about two hundred razors, quite a few coming to me in, not original, too small b. boxes/ coffins.

~Richard

[sharptonn]

It was in it's original plastic box in a plastic sleeve and was in a priority box with bubblewrap and peanuts. A 2-day priority box which took a few weeks or so.
Box was undamaged, so I wonder just how hard it was slammed or how high it was dropped from.

[CrownCork]

It was in it's original plastic box in a plastic sleeve and was in a priority box with bubblewrap and peanuts. A 2-day priority box which took a few weeks or so.
Box was undamaged, so I wonder just how hard it was slammed or how high it was dropped from.

Hard to tell now but could have been a case of warped scales that cracked when the seller tried to close the razor to ship? Maybe the tension from warped scales caused them to crack during shipping?