Straight Razors
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Mappin 7 Day Set

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Same Set close up. Restored the gold on the back too.

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Friodur, stainless, 8/8, round point. Very sharp, excellent shaver.

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Friodur, stainless, 8/8, square point, rescaled with mighty custom ebony scales. Update: Changed that one to black horn scales.

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Friodur 8/8 square point with worked back and custom snakewood scales. Update: Changed that one to ramshorn.

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W & D, 7/8, ca. 1880, "The Celebrated - Hollow ground", Custom Horn Handles. Very good shaver

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Same Razor close up

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Wacker, Spanish Head, 6/8, Horn handle, good shaver.

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Another G. Myers and Son, Sheffield, 6/8 rescaled with custom snakewood scales. A very underestimated excellent shaver.

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Thiers Issard, historic blade, Sheffield steel, 6/8, Horn handle. Excellent shaver.

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Thiers Issard, histroric blade, Sheffield steel, claims to be 5/8 but is 6/8. Red stamina handle. Very good shaver.

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Es-Ex 6/8. Nearly unused and a very good shaver.

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Henckels "Platinum" carbon steel with african pearwood. Very nice.

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Dovo "Prima Klang", singing blade, 5/8, redwood. Excellent shaver.

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Dovo "Bergischer Löwe", 5/8, Swedish steel, Horn handle, decent shaver.

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H.M.C.Cuttlery Co. 5/8 "Whale" razor with celluloid ivory. How simple and beautiful a razor can be. Very cute and a good shaver, too.

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Wade & Butcher 5/8 w. Celluloid ivory (aka French ivory). Lovely, isn't it?

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Wade & Butcher 5/8 "Celebrated Chinsese Razor". I put the gold back on the clear horn handle. Silent and good shaver.

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Wade & Butcher 6/8 wedge "Wade & Butcher's Celebrated Razor" with clear horn scales. Had some pitting and rust. Some is still visible under the mirror polish. Very good shaver.

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W & B 6/8 "Bow Razor". Had some oxidation marks, rust and pitting. Some pits are still visible. Handle is ebonit and a bit broken (stabilized it) by the wedge pin.

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Same razor close-up.