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I too remember my first Army haircut at Ft. Bragg NC, in 1969 (it was a cold winter day). I didn't make the mistake of showing up with long hair, though! The DI's lined up outside the BCT area barber...

Now that you mention it, yes! Perhaps 5000 years ago there was an Egyptian god of beard removal named Bho-Kar. His worship could have spread to Rome as a secret cult of clean shaven men, and been...

Here is an Egyptian tomb painting of a barber shaving the heads of military recruits underneath a sycamore tree. I would love to be able to make out the razor he is using, and to find one of it's...

I may have identified the razor manufacturer; Simmons Hardware used the "Our Beauty" logo on some of their razors. My other Simmons are also good shavers, but none are as good as this fancy one.

Hey, thanks very much, and I hope your brother searches diligently. My dream Middle Eastern razor would have scenes from Egyptian mythology deeply engraved on the blade, and in color on the scales....

Woo hoo, Aircolorado! Thanks! Maybe someone will also know who actually made this razor. I just looked at the tang again with UV and magnification, but could only make out part of "warranted" and...

I would love to know who made this razor, and when, but Goins' is silent on the "Our Beauty" inscription, so I probably never will find out. Thanks again to everyone for the nice comments and help,...

Mejnoon and AbnJim, thank you very much for clearing up this mystery. The script has been driving me crazy for 2 years, and I am glad to finally know what it says. It is a beauty, too!. SRP members...

Guys, I thank you all for your opinions, but we are still coming up empty on the inscription. My wife just looked up the Arabic alphabet, and two letters in the alphabet look just like parts of the...

One of my best shavers remains unidentified after more than 2 years post acquisition on e-bay. It has a fancy worked back, and a MOP tang on which the markings have faded beyond my ability to read,...