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Congratulations to the winners, and hope you know that if the time ever comes to re-home those razors you have to run a similar SRP competition! ;-)

Thanks again to the generosity of Sharptonn...

Okay, here goes with one final attempt to get my paws on a Torrey! Since my first post, it has been revealed that the 'tabs' on the razor scales are in fact means to lock the razor in place. Being...

Love that top-down view of the Torrey, sharptonn! What an interesting little mechanism to keep the blade closed - and I presume that's what's patented. If there's a patent number stamped somewhere,...

Great post, but...
Doesn't the fact (if true) that many use a German or English blank or grind detract from the argument that US razors are the best? Suppose it comes down to what makes a good...

Bravo gentlemen. Yet another example of what makes these forums so special - you can post your mind, you can post your best work, you can post what you think is an example of perfection in a razor -...

Thanks sharptonn, looks like you have some lovely examples there. The Torrey also looks great - perhaps the biggest issue is that my hunting ground is lacking in American blades generally - I'm not...

For every endearing fan there must be the devil or his advocate.

American blades may be everything described above: tough, dependable, fine steel that takes a keen edge. But all that I have used...