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Really surprised to find it as clean as it is, blade is like a 16th over 7/8, fairly sharp, flat scales and still has most of the bluing on tang and shoulder. Hilger & Sons, Remscheid-Germany on back side of shoulder, and an 80 plus a circle with an H and what looks like a tulip on face side of shoulder, hopefully will get her honed up for a shave drive tonight. Shipping was more than the price I paid for the Razor. 2.85 for razor !
Beautiful. Talk about 'under the radar', that is a steal ....... and quite a bit of steel there too .... if you don't mind the play on words. :)
Wowwwww :dropjaw:. What a score maestro :nj. Very nice condition too
Enjoy it in the new year and looking forward to it featured in SOTD :y
Great looking razor! I love those wide blades!! CONGRATS you lucky dog!!
At this rate, I'll have to hire 'Gill to find blades!
'Very nice find. Outrageous price.
Today wasn't bad. '5/8 Wosty IXL 1/4 grind from the recently departed grandson of the original buyer in the original box. 'Well stored, with moderate hone wear.
5/8 Shumate 'Tungsteel' w/ a moderate smile and ZERO hone wear. (I LOVE american blades).
Then, a call from a friend saying he had found his Great Uncle's razor he wanted to give me. 'Was an import for a US company from a Soligen mfr. The blade has an image of 'two stick figures' and the word 'Twinworks' on the shank :)
Pinklather's doing a happy dance all evening :)
Another nice score! Thanks for sharing.
Fine job your doin there Pink, and you got one heck of a good friend, maybe you should offer him the next dance LOL ! ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by pinklather
I performed a search on Hilger & Sons to find this older thread. I'm new to the SRP forums.
My Dad picked up one of these exact models for me at a flea market for under $10. It is in excellent condition with the blue tang still unblemished. The blade has some minor pitting, but the scales are in great condition. I performed some basic polishing and honed it on a Norton 4k/8k. This thing shaves like a dream. It's my favorite razor.
It's also HIGHLY magnetic. I've read that may have be to prevent corrosion. Given the condition of the razor, it may actually work.
Sandycrack