Thread: Help identifying razor + first restore

Hi there,

I don't know what got into me, but for some reason I was drawn to a particular razor on e-bay... The scales are broken, there is some rust and a tiny chip, but there didn't seem to be much hone wear on the e-bay picture, so I said to myself its worth giving it a try as my 1st restoration project. If it doesn't work out, I lost only a few bucks.

The razor was made for the "Moller Barber College", and I have no clue who made this thing. The following is stamped on the tang:

TOP PICTURE: "MBC special"

BOTTOM PICTURE: "Made in Solignen, Germany" and "426".



Would anyone know which company made this razor ?

Here it is:





Also, I was wondering if it's possible to keep the etch on the blade, but if it's too complicated it's not the end of the world if I lose it by sanding the whole thing down & making my way up the grits & polishes.

Thanks,
Glenn.

Sorry, no idea about who manufactured it, nice Solingen blade, should be an excellent razor.

I can't place right now which member tags his posts something like "perfection ruins good" --- I love it and I try to remember it when I look at a razor. Try a couple dabs of Flitz or Maas on a strip of 2500 wet/dry sandpaper, and give the blade a good rub, see what you've got. Losing the engraving on this would be a shame. That little sandpaper/Flitz trick will give you a real good idea what you're dealing with without getting at all destructive. You can always bully it later if you want, but it's old ...going after perfect is likely to disappoint you. Have some fun with it.

The styling of that etching, the end "arrow" like bits look like the same style as the gold wash on Boker King Cutter's. Take a look at this:

Boker - Your Knife Made In Solingen

I'm not saying it's a boker, just that the pattern looked similar.

The etching does look like the king cutter, and the shape of the blade & tang also look like a king cutter. Until I'm proven wrong, I'll make myself beleive it's a disguised king cutter.

I'll try "perfection ruins good", give it a quick polish, put on some new scales then try and hone it up.

Thanks guys !