Thread: Another inherited/found razor

So I was talking with my dad and he remembered a box of misc stuff from my grandfather that had passed away a couple years ago that he hadn't got around to going through. We went through it and I found another blade to add to my collection/work list.
This is what I found:


Not horrible but not great. But edge on the blade looks alright.

The Etching on the blade reads (I think): (EDIT: saw in better light)
Acciaio diamante
Questo rasoio fa leggermente
Qualunque Barba dura e cattiva
It appears the blade has been worked over before as the etching is almost completely gone and you can see the marks from the poor "polishing/restoration" job.

The tang has a Pyramid with a cross and reads:
Gottlieb Hammesfahr
Solingen, Foche

The scales however are not in good shape. Horribly warped probably from sitting slightly open in the garage with items on then for 2 years.

Does anyone know anything about these razors?

From a blog post from mahan it appears this razor could have been produced between the late 1800s to mid 1950s. This is a much larger (almost 7/8) that the ones I received from my other grandfather (4/8 to 5/8) and longer as well. This one seems like a good candidate for some new scales and a mild restore on the blade. I'm afraid the etching is probably going to be a lost cause trying to save as I can barely read it now.

Hopefully Martin103 will be along to baffle me once more and his research/knowledge on the ways of straight razors.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1102649

Originally Posted by manah

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1102649

Thanks manah. Do you know anything about the Italian etched on the blade? My Italian is horrible. Google translate was interesting, but I get from it that is diamond steel and says something along the lines of "This razor hard and is good for all beards.

My Italian is horrible

The same.

I really like the grind and jimps on that razor.

The Italian says that the razor easily cuts tough beards. The literal translation wouldn't make much sense in English.

The "Acciaio diamante" translates to "Diamond steel". A marketing term to portray a hard temper.

Gottlieb and Hammesfahr went through the Nazi German period as cutlers, making daggers, bayonets, and razors for the Reich, while most others were relegated to other wartime work. A truly continual producing German firm with deep roots.
Certainly a nice blade with good steel. Well worth a restore IMO.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

The Italian says that the razor easily cuts tough beards. The literal translation wouldn't make much sense in English.

The "Acciaio diamante" translates to "Diamond steel". A marketing term to portray a hard temper.

Ah thanks onimaru. It was bugging me. I knew it was Italian but couldn't understand it.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Gottlieb and Hammesfahr went through the Nazi German period as cutlers, making daggers, bayonets, and razors for the Reich, while most others were relegated to other wartime work. A truly continual producing German firm with deep roots.
Certainly a nice blade with good steel. Well worth a restore IMO.

My thoughts exactly.

Any one have thoughts on why a German razor would have Italian etching?

Probably exported to Italy or maybe it was trendy like Japanese market Shaptons having English writing on them.