Thread: Great Granddad's Germania

This is my great grandfather's razor that was given to me by my mother. Just finished up the restore on it the other day. Here is the link to the heirloom thread that I posted it on: Family Jewels

5/8 Germania Cutlery Oxford Razor
Full hollow
Butterscotch swirl celluloid scales (not original but used from another razor from same period)
Original pivot washers w/ brass pin

That's some nice work you did there. And you have a functional heirloom to boot. Congrats.

Great transformation and save mate. The replacement scales are a sweet choice, I like them
Grant

Lovely work, and great choice of scales lovely colour, well done.

Jamie

Fine restore. Looks great.

That is looking really good. Nice work!

curious, how hard would you say that razor was, compared to others?

Originally Posted by AxelH

curious, how hard would you say that razor was, compared to others?

AxelH,
Not sure what you mean. How difficult was it to restore? Not too laborious as there was no rust at all, just years of staining and patina. Since the scales were replacements all that was needed there was a quick polishing to get them to shine before I pinned them to the razor.

Sorry, I meant how hard was it. [smacks forehead] Did you re-hone it, if so can you give us in general terms how hard you estimate it was?

Originally Posted by AxelH

Sorry, I meant how hard was it. [smacks forehead] Did you re-hone it, if so can you give us in general terms how hard you estimate it was?

Haven't honed it yet. It got put into the "honing queue" and is awaiting its turn. Sorry I can't give you any more info at the moment.