Thread: MONOCERO Husaria - New Polish safety razor, made of 316 L stainless steel.

First Polish designed and made DE safety razor since 1989



As bizarre as it might sound but it’s a fact. On our Polish shaving forum we have managed to manufacture a DE safety razor under a project named Monocero (nick of the author of the project) HUSARIA (Polish Hussars or Winged Hussars. The name recalls world famous Polish cavalry from the 17th century, known for their wings worn in battle on their backs which were meant to spread fear in the enemy lines by their look and by sound they made during a charge as shown in this painting:



If you would like to read more about this military formation, you can do it in this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_hussars

The idea first came up in December 2019 and sounded quite interesting. After all, there are a few niche companies making DE safety razors and a 3-piece razor is not a high-tech gadget, so a project like this didn’t look impossible. We decided to aim to the top from the beginning – the razor was to be made from 316l stainless steel. Reality verified earlier assumptions. First blueprints were hand drawn by Monocero in January 2020.








They idea was to make a full set: razor head, matching handle and stand. We started off with the easiest part – handle and stand. These were inspired by the shape of a lance from the 17th century which was used by the cavalry as seen here in a reconstruction picture:





Real problems started with the head. It was easy to draw but much more difficult to make. However a few guys on the forum helped with transforming the head drawings into AutoCad for CNC milling. This is when the project stopped for some time because of the costs which suddenly went sky high and we needed to check the market for alternative quotes or solutions. Finally the difficulties were overcome and we can proudly present the prototype for tests of the Monocero Husaria DE Safety Razor. After the tests and critical feedback from users their opinions will be applied to make the model ready for a production run. The original idea was to make 100 razors but rising costs will bring that number much lower and there is also a question of demand. 6 months after the initial idea, the first Polish DE safety razor designed and manufactured after the fall of communism has become a reality.



To sum up, a couple of facts and figures:

Razor weight: 104g
Head weight: 42g
Handle weight: 62g



Overall razor length: 102mm
Handle length: 92mm
Razor width: 43.2mm



Razor material: 316L Stainless Steel CNC machined



The blade gap is 1.21 and the razor is considered by us to be mild aggressive. On a 1-10 scale we would rate it “7” where:

“2” is Feather AS-D2

“3” is Muhle r89

“4” is Razorock 0.84P

“8” is Muhle r41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8zCv0AHnCs

Super cool project!
It looks good. I’m glad you guys got it to shave well too. That it looks nice is a bonus.

Looks great..Very nice design..

Like I've said before everyone and their uncle is making a stainless DE these days.

This one looks pretty but a narrow handle with no real grip spells slippery to me. It looks kind of like a German made piece that came out several years ago. I had it briefly. It was just too slippery but it sure looked pretty.

An update of where we are with the Husaria project.

Thanks to everybody interested in this razor. Right now we have made two more protypes numbered 002 & 003 to speed up the testing proces. There roughly 6-7 testers to go for each meaning that this should end by mid July. Assuming some alterations will be made plus the final production, the razor should be available end September. Price level in US at this moment is presumed to be around $130 complete with stand. This is still an indication as we don’t know what the cost of the touching up will be and the total for 100 limited, numbered pieces. When the razor will be ready for sale we will announce this separately.

In the meantime some photos of the new prototypes to show the detail of the current stage of the project.

As soon as you make it clear the OP is involved in production and you talk money and sales you will need a differing venue than this open forum.