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07-09-2013, 12:00 AM #1Senior Member
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Huge Gervais
Just got a new member to the family and it's a big boy. Thanks Livio for the great deal,. It's a great shaver with just a few light strops.
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07-09-2013, 01:01 AM #2Senior Member
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Very nice!
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07-09-2013, 01:10 AM #3Senior Member
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That Blade has been around the Block many times.I really wanted it.Very nice razor,enjoy.
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07-09-2013, 02:29 AM #4Senior Member
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I had never heard of this brand before and I tried looking for information on it but, no luck. I know that it was sold on ebay before for a bargain price and then turned up here at SRP but didn't sell. Other than all this I would like a little more history on this huge razor. I have cleaned it up now and it is really nice and shiny. It has real good steel and very little spine wear, but if anyone out here can help with some history I would appreciate it very much.
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07-11-2013, 02:56 AM #5Senior Member
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Thanks everybody, i will continue my search for information on this razor and share any new information I may find.
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07-11-2013, 03:11 PM #6Historically Inquisitive
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Very nice acquisition, I did find a few interesting things about the Gervais razor. Firstly Anvers(Antwerpen) is a city in Belgium. N. Gervais is for Nicolas Gervais, he is listed in the diretory of Anvers in 1877-1878 as a gunsmith and cutler.
Jules Gervais was a gunsmith in Anvers as well, since the razor is marked "succ" for successeur or in english successor, im assuming that Nicolas
was a family member that was trained by Jules.
Jules gervais work as a gunsmith was truly breathtaking.
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07-13-2013, 02:55 AM #7Senior Member
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Can you even see your face to shave with that thing? LOoks like a nice blade to shave back hair with
Just kidding!CHRIS
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07-15-2013, 09:36 PM #8Senior Member
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Thanks everyone for all the valuable information on this razor,happy straight razor shaving.
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07-15-2013, 10:26 PM #9Razor Vulture
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Indeed, thank you for posting it and stimulating this interesting discussion. Without this thread, I may have never known the maker of mine either! Thanks to All!
Originally Posted by ruday555
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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04-07-2015, 05:32 PM #10Senior Member
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I only just found this thread and I love the info found. Here is my gervais and it it belongs to my top 5 straights. I found mine in Holland about a year ago and have rescaled it.
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