Impresa Bianchi Carceri by Eugen Witte, Solingen 7/8

Received this Solingen beauty in the mail today. Made an offer on it on the bay on a whim. The listing didn’t have the best pictures and a very little description. The blade looked good and the scales looked like they needed a little cleaning so I figured it was a safe bet. It’s hard for me to resist a solingen 7/8 full hollow, so I said why not and to my surprise my first offer was accepted.

I was pleased to receive a razor that appeared to have had little to no use. I reset the bevel and honed it on my coticule. Great shave and a real keeper.

I love these kind of surprises!

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Great catch! I like it. The writing on the box is in Italian but I must say that it sounds a bit strange...:D The two word on the left could be " White Company" the word on the right means "Prisons" :hmmm::D Probably there is an "&" in the middle. Anyway I wish I had your ability in selecting such a good razors! :beer1:

Outstanding!

Simple and elegant, very nice! What a surprise for it to have ivory scales. Always nice to get a bargain.

Upon closer inspection, I think it’s plastic. It’s very convincing until I saw equally distanced little circles on the underside of the scales indicating a seam.

Still very happy with this catch.

Elegance through simplicity, lovely. I personally love this kind of rounded, plastic Solingen scales. Great catch!

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Originally Posted by Dobel

Great catch! I like it. The writing on the box is in Italian but I must say that it sounds a bit strange...:D The two word on the left could be " White Company" the word on the right means "Prisons" :hmmm::D Probably there is an "&" in the middle. Anyway I wish I had your ability in selecting such a good razors! :beer1:

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Welcome to the group Dobel. As you go, you will learn a lot from everyone here. A lot of knowledgable people here sharing great ideas.
Good luck.