Thread: A Mostly German Score

A quick lunchtime stop made me a very happy boy. I never thought I would been into antiquing. Never can tell sometimes

On to the score!


Wm. Greaves and Sons - For Barbers Use - 8/8 Faux Frameback



Tuckmar - Best Quality - 9/16



Ernst Darmann & Co. - Edaco 11 - 6/8 (13/16)



Flic Cutlery Co. - No. 803 Favorite - 13/16



Regilo - 13/16



C.V. Heljestrad - MK No. 4 - 11/16



One of these days I need to start working on my brush and hone collections. But then again, the razors are the coolest part of all this.

Gratz on the finds, they look in pretty decent shape as well

Yeah, I think just knock the dust off and hone them up ought to do it.

(minus the Greaves of course)

All nice but the Greaves and to a lesser extent the Helje get me hot and bothered. Great score.

Wow, a Tuckmar (one of my favorite brands of razor due to great shaving quality) and a Heljestrad. Great score. The huge Greaves could be rejuvenated and clad in appropriate scales, by the right person. I wish I had one! Congrats.

Congrats on a great find! Knock off the dust and maybe a little Maas and they will be ready to hone. The Greaves should be a great shaver once you put some clothes on it!

Originally Posted by Joed

Knock off the dust and maybe a little Maas and they will be ready to hone.

How would the blade etchings on the Edco and the Flic hold up to MAAS? I've never used the stuff so I'm not really sure of it's abrasive qualities.

Originally Posted by Joed

The Greaves should be a great shaver once you put some clothes on it!

I was thing either horn, ram's or a nice multi colored ox, or possibly a nice wood, ie; bolivian rosewood, juniper, manzanita.

Sweet Greaves, you lucky duck!

That is a GREAT day at an antique shop! Wow!

As for the etchings... if they are sunken in to the steel, you're just fine. If they are more of a surface-only acid etch I would test a small, unnoticeable portion of the etch to see if it holds. If it doesn't hold, or if it is gold wash, you'll have to polish all around the etch and then use cotton swabs and (my favorite) itty bitty brushes made from frayed toothpick ends to polish in between the bits of etching as best you can.

Or, you could leave them as they are... they look pretty dang nice!

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

That is a GREAT day at an antique shop! Wow!

As for the etchings... if they are sunken in to the steel, you're just fine. If they are more of a surface-only acid etch I would test a small, unnoticeable portion of the etch to see if it holds. If it doesn't hold, or if it is gold wash, you'll have to polish all around the etch and then use cotton swabs and (my favorite) itty bitty brushes made from frayed toothpick ends to polish in between the bits of etching as best you can.

Or, you could leave them as they are... they look pretty dang nice!

Thanks. The Flic is top shape, the blade was actually covered in cosmoline. The Edco however will need touching up. I'll probably soake her in mineral oil for a week to loosen the rust and then try your q-tip/toothpick method.