Vintage Straight Razor - Beautiful 1920's Salamander 100 9/16" Hollow Ground

Vintage 1920's Salamader 100 Straight Razor

A very unique and rare find. Salamander straight razors only had a production run of 6 years - 1920-1926. This is one of the latter ones and probably date back to 1924-1926. They were manufactured by W Triesch at the Salamander Foche-Werke in Solingen Germany.

As with everything else manufactured during that period and in Solingen, only the best quality materials were used and superior high quality carbon blades were the result. 

It is in great overall condition with no rust. Very well looked after. The blade will need honing should you want to shave with it. And the traditional way to hone it, is on a leather strop.

And the opinions are universal - there is NO shave like a straight razor shave. Bear in mind that razor manufacturers have moved away from traditional shaving methods to disposable and cartridge systems. WHY? There is no money in it for them with straight razors  and even safety razors because they last for ever and DE safety blades are as cheap as chips.

There is a HUGE resurgence worldwide to the traditional wet shave. And the reasons are simple: 

1) The best shaves ever
2) Very cheap
3) Very satisfying - nothing  like a clean shaved face
4) The nostalgia, the ritual and the smell

And ask yourself the question: Why do all professional barbers worldwide still use traditional shaving tools? So come on people, join the millions who know what a shave should be like!

Here is a nice video tutorial on a straight razor shave - check it out!: