Bonsa Extra Hollow Ground

I also have this razor, but a 4/8. Looks identical apart from that.
Very nice shaver, but a little too small for my liking. I prefer the larger razors.
I had no problem in honing it up and getting a good edge. The steel was in good condition when I got it, with no rust or tarnish, and it has stayed that way without any special attention.
I like this, but its not my daily shaver

Nick

Another blade I paid a fiver for, took 5 mins to tune, and have been getting consistently brilliant shaves from ever since. It is a Bonsa Extra Hollow Ground (not a brand I've heard of before or since), 5/8, "real Sheffield steel forged and real hollow ground in Germany".

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The blade looks like it is overworn toward the toe, but this must be the angle I took the photo at. The wear is even, if a little heavy. There is a reason it has had so much use- it is an excellent razor!

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The blade is not as hollow as some I have seen, but still "sings" on the strop. It has been well used, and the hone wear is pronounced, about 1mm. However, it is even, and I had no trouble putting a really nice edge on it. It holds it's edge for as long as any other, and takes only a few strokes on the hone now and then to maintain it.
Whoever made it was proud of the pedigree of their steel, and equally confident of German manufacturing:

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The scales are quite plain, only one pin, and the blade is quite loose. I could give it a tap with a hammer but I've never seen the problem with this- it goes in a box when not in use, and the way a razor is held, the scales can't move around- they are wedged between the fingers.
I like the engraving on the blade- acid etching wears off when you clean up a tarnished razor, but the writing here still looks really smart.

Because this razor is quite plain, I tend to take it camping or travelling, on the basis that I didn't pay that much for it, and it isn't one of the more ornate ones. Thinking about it though, I would be quite upset if anything were to happen to it- it shaves as well as any other I have, and it has probably had more use if anything.