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03-13-2013, 12:15 AM #1
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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.Last edited by Ryu; 03-13-2013 at 12:20 AM.