Thread: That's not a razor!

Pretty soon I'm going to gather up all of my 'not razors' and get them photographed for a proper thread here. For now my latest and best example.



From left to right: 7/8 George Savage, The Mab, Charriere.

The subject of this post is that odd duck over on the right. I got it knowing it was not a razor, even though the eBay seller thought it was (and even though shipping cost me more than the item itself).

What is it?



That's a locking mechanism. Slide it toward the toe to open and toward the pivot to lock it either closed or open.



It says 'CHARRIERE'. The letters are tiny. I'd say minuscule, except they're all capital letters. Each one is only slightly larger than the flat end of a 1/16th inch brass rod.



It's a pocket scalpel. The scales are steel lined and genuine tortoise shell. Near where you'd grip it there's almost microscopic knurling on just the metal part. It actually does help grip. And this time, I have no doubts about the material. Several of the dark spots have been chewed by insects and the coloration goes all the way through the material, and his well predates synthetic plastics.

It was made by Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière.

Also, that's not all rust on the blade.

Medicine before germ theory was a messy business.

Precious !

I missed a Charrière straight, tortoise, two weeks ago... I was second to call

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Precious !

I missed a Charrière straight, tortoise, two weeks ago... I was second to call

Oh man! And a travel razor, too!

My Charrière razor is an excellent shaver... And I haven't used it in a long time now!

"on the Next episode of "THAT'S NOT a RAZOR!" Zak waits for Customs in New York to clear his package filled with items people think shave your face!"

Just got my revenge on the Charrière !

Beautiful razors! I might as well post a couple of mine. I have the same small razor, I was unsure if it was marketed as a travel razor or for some other use since I know Charrière produced surgical instruments.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Just got my revenge on the Charrière !

Seems I'm never wrong when listings I'm watching mysteriously disappear. Looks like I need to be more aggressive on ebay...

Those small razors are surgical razors for pocket sets. If any of you gentlemen decide to rid yourself of one, please let me know. I am trying to put together a set for my reenacting and education purposes.