C-MON Cadillac

Been looking for a C-MON in very good/great condition for a while. Just won this beauty on eBay, looks like new, almost no wear at all, can't wait to get it and hone it up :D

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Okay, truth is I got it for the inlay and bolsters, I got a NOS C-MON Blackie of eBay last week, but it was dressed in terribly warped plain white plastic scales and when I found this I figured I could use the inlay and bolsters and make a new set in black G10.

For any newbs looking, this is usually NOT what look for when getting a razor of eBay or fleamarkeds.

Ohhhhhh The old hone with a belt sander technique.
Very effective!!!

I was hoping you got it for the scales hahahahahah cause that poor blade

Good thing it has a stabilizer!

:D

Could be good for nose hair!

What's that one Rune, about 2/8" ;)

How many people bid for that before you won it? :rock:

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Originally Posted by EisenFaust

Could be good for nose hair!

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I was thinking of using it for my ears :)

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Originally Posted by onimaru55

What's that one Rune, about 2/8" ;)

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Probably, I'll let you know when it arrives :p

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Originally Posted by pesa

How many people bid for that before you won it? :rock:

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Believe it or not, but we were two bidders :confused:

While this is a PJM (German made) razor, I wonder if you have an Ellicottville blade in the plain clothes? These scales would not be "correct" for the USA blade, but surely would be an improvement!

Good thing you said you only wanted the inlays. Scales look to have a bit of cell rot.

Thats cool ! Is that what the Norwegian slate does to a razor?
We really want to see pics of the finished razor!

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

While this is a PJM (German made) razor, I wonder if you have an Ellicottville blade in the plain clothes? These scales would not be "correct" for the USA blade, but surely would be an improvement!

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That's correct Tom, the one I have is an Ellicottville. I was first thinking of just straighten the scales it came in, but when I saw this one I figured why not make a replacment set like the German one, they look way better.

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Originally Posted by Martin103

Thats cool ! Is that what the Norwegian slate does to a razor?
We really want to see pics of the finished razor!

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I believe the common red brick hone have been used on this one :p

Pics will come in the workshop gallery when it's done :)

Let's see the blade! Those are awesome!

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Let's see the blade! Those are awesome!

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I only have the eBay pic avaliable at the moment, I've edited it to be able to see the condition of the blade before I bid, the original pic was so dark parts of the blade wasn't visible.

I noticed there is stamped "Second" on the tail, anyone know what this means?

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Rune, the stamped "second" on the tail means that this was a reject at the factory and is inherently unsafe. Such razors are prone to inflict severe cuts when used for shaving. Once you've redressed this razor, you should send it to me to ensure it is properly disposed of.

Interesting! Perhaps it was a "second"? Mabe some small defect in the stampings. The ones I have seen have USA out there. No matter, that probably makes it rare! Those are sooooo thin. Man, you should reblue the tang and length of the spine too!
They pop and crackle on the strop and shave like non other. 6/8? :cool:

That's what struck my mind as well, the only "defect" I have found is that a little bit of the blackening on the tang, just by the balde on the front side, is missing. It doesn't look like it was worn out, the razor seems to never have touched a hone outside the factory and is perfect in every other way.

Size depends on how you measure, it's slightly over 13/16 from top of the spine to the edge, but I don't think 16's of an inch was a measuring norm back in the days, it was probably made as 6/8

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Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Rune, the stamped "second" on the tail means that this was a reject at the factory and is inherently unsafe. Such razors are prone to inflict severe cuts when used for shaving. Once you've redressed this razor, you should send it to me to ensure it is properly disposed of.

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Sure Bill, I'll send the Cadillac to you as soon as it's done, but don't you think it will be a bit too small for ypur liking?

Sweet! Rune, that is perhaps the best quality from America. I had one and sold it to a friend. Treat it right! Cannot wait to see the results.
Just put it "second" in your rotation!