Hugo Rader 8/8

Dear Gents,

This blade came my way through the local Dutch Bay.
An unusually large Hugo Rader.
The blade shape is reminiscent of the 14's by Henckel's and Filarmonica.
The blade is longer than my 14's though.
About a third of an inch longer.
The blade needs some work, but has great restore potential.
I'm taking it with me on the holiday break and will spend some time on it.
It's a full hollow blade, which is amazing for a blade this size produced in that era.
The scales too are incredibly thin.
This was a high quality manufacturer for sure.
One happy camper here. :)

Pics!

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Man! That's a nice one! Big and in black. Quality!

So was Hugo Carl's brother?

Hard to imagine its longer in those pics. With the blade being so big, it looks shorter. Thanks for sharing.

Great and reraly find.I am already curious of the final result.

That is a great looking blade! It should clean up nicely, make sure you share the finished product with us:)

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Man! That's a nice one! Big and in black. Quality!

So was Hugo Carl's brother?

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Thanks Tom!
According to this post:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post979124
Hugo was Carl's father.
That's the only reference I've been able to find.
Even the German razor sites don't have a lot on Hugo.

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Originally Posted by Gasman

Hard to imagine its longer in those pics. With the blade being so big, it looks shorter. Thanks for sharing.

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That's because the tang itself is also large. That changes the perception of the whole blade.
I'll see if I can post a pic with my 14 next to it.

Congrats, should polish up beautifully, how wide is the blade? Sounds like a typical Solingen dynasty (fathers, sons, uncles, cousins etc), I've seen a reference to an Ewald Räder too....

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Originally Posted by sashimi

That's because the tang itself is also large. That changes the perception of the whole blade.
I'll see if I can post a pic with my 14 next to it.

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I'd love to see a comparison. If you get time.

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Originally Posted by MichaelS

Congrats, should polish up beautifully, how wide is the blade? Sounds like a typical Solingen dynasty (fathers, sons, uncles, cousins etc), I've seen a reference to an Ewald Räder too....

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Thanks Michael. It's 26mm.
I've seen Ewald as well, though only in references to yet earlier ages.

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Originally Posted by Gasman

I'd love to see a comparison. If you get time.

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I stand corrected.
The blades are nearly equal size.
Only the tang of the Rader is larger. :)

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That is a very interesting razor.
If it shaves like a Fili or Henckles 14, and I'm kinda sue that it will, you have a real score there. It looks to be in great shape and should clean up nicely.
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}

I'd say its still bigger than the Fili. Just a bit. But every bit counts! Very nice find.

Finally got round to some hand sanding and MicroMesh cloths on this blade. I went down to grit 240 and still couldn”t get to the deeper oxidation points. Didn’t feel like going any lower and worked my way up to the 12000 cloth.
Then I set the bevel on a Pierre d’Ardennes, progressed on a blue Coticule and finished on an Asagi slurry stone. It’s what I took with me to Italy.
I’ll refine it when I get home. The end effect is that the “after” pictures this time are not much different from the “before” ones, but then again, I’m not a pro restorer.
A fine shave followed and will be in the SOTD section.

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That's a sweet and rare one, Herman!
Enjoy! :)

Nice score, reminds me to visit marktplaats more often.