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    Neither here nor there plor's Avatar
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    Default What is the deal with this?

    I saw this on eBay, and am not quite sure what to make of it. It says barbers razor, but doesn't look like any type of razor I've seen.

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    I'm new to this whole thing, and am looking to learn a little bit.

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    Default Re: What is the deal with this?

    I suspect it's a folding knife with a blade in the style of a razor rather than something you would actually shave with. The description includes the lines
    " High Quality & Rugged All Stainless Steel Knife
    Blade: Stainless Steel Razor Style Blade "
    I certainly wouldn't put it anywhere near my face.
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    That's a knife alright.

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    That's what I figured, but I was thrown off a bit by the style. Thanks.

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    A newbie here was suckered into one of those. He thought he could shave with it until the folks here told him to get a real str8.

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    Looks like a squared off pocket knife, like a really bad variation on a tanto blade.

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    About a year ago, I was much more into buying on ebay and would look up "mother or pearl, straight razor" almost every day, hoping to pick up a good old MOP razor. Every time I checked, there would be a dozen of those knives, with MOP scales, all prices at around $1. They were described as "razor like knives" but I don't really see the point of them. A good razor won't really do a knives work and a good knife won't really do a razors work, so why combine them?

    The only person I can think of who would shave with one of those is Gramps, from SMF.



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    Maybe they want the razor effect not for shaving, but more along the lines of box-cutters or carpet knives.

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    More than likely they want to pretend they use straights..

    So much crap stuff trying to be the real thing..buyer beware !

    Gary

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