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    Default C-MON "de-luxe" 510

    i just grabbed this guy at an antiques place, looked to be in pretty decent shape. what should i do to it before use?
    the other side of the linen is a bit stained in places, but isnt frayed in any way.





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    Rub it down with the palm of your hand and strop away
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    Pretty much looks good to go but a wipe on the leather with a damp, not wet, rag may be suprisingly beneficial & is a good way to remove any surface gunk
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    Remove the hardware and clean with WD40 to remove the green waxy verdigris.

    If there is any verdigris on the leather under the buckle, spray a paper towel and wipe the leather to remove. Lightly scrape the leather with a square cut Popsicle stick or plastic putty knife if it is hard or sticky.

    Linen can be washed but yours looks pretty good, you might mist a paper towel with water and or Simple green or similar cleaner and wipe the linen to remove any dust. Or Vacuum well with a shop vac.

    If the leather is too slick or dry, put a couple drops of leather conditioner on a folded paper towel and rub it in, just a couple drops do one side only. You can add a couple drops more, later 3-4 days after it has soaked in if you want more draw. Little goes a long way.

    Nice find, great price, enjoy.
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    Nice score. I see the price tag is still on it. I hope you get a discount, not that it wasn't a deal, just on general principle.
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    thanks for all the advice, fellas.

    and i did only pay $10 for it, which is nice.
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    I've got three C-MON's I'd love to strop on that one. IF you ever want to sell it I'll give you double plus shipping to have it go with my C-MON razors and C-MON barbers hone.
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    any idea what type of leather this is just from the pictures?
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    Quote Originally Posted by recklessabandon View Post
    any idea what type of leather this is just from the pictures?
    Based, probably, on the time of manufacture, if the back of the leather is embossed than its Russian horse. Not generally tanned in Russia bu it's the name it goes by. Most of the better stops of that era were Russian leather. Based on my understanding of vintage strops.
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    Nice strop, I'm never lucky enough to find stuff like this

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