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Dave, this older thread is about a completely different stone. The stone was sold by a german seller (Olivia). She produces mainly soaps and had some interest also in straight razors and sharpening...

Neil,

I see Piet has already explained what GBB and BBB stands for. As for the vendor that should not be named, they refered to Olivias shop. There must have been some problems in the past with...

I think we have to differenciate here a little bit.
There are ancient hones that were called Frankonians (Franken) in germany. A member of a german forum for razors and hones reported, that butchers...

Scipio,

you mentioned that the stones are from saxonia. Is there any further information or do you simply refer to the mountain Schwedenstein in the Lausitz region of germany?
A short look at the...

@ scipio,

That’s interesting information. I have read about Schwedensteins in the forums but couldn’t find any single reference throughout Germany where the stones were from. Do you have any...

@ Stingray,
just to clarify this a little bit:
there is not a Frakonian hone. Frankonia is an area in Germany, not a country. Most of the area of Frankonia is in Bavarian but even a part of south...