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Replica WWII Luftwaffe brush
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The brush came as part of this lot:
Today I tried out the razor and brush together. The soap was a puck og AOS unscented soap.
Review of the razor here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69707
My impressions:
Price
I paid all in all D.Kr. 220 (approx. $ 40) for the full set, not bad at all
Quality
Wery low, even before use it shedded quite a few bristles. During use it shedded a few aswell, but not as many as I had feared. I wasn't quite sure what kind of bristles the brush is set with, but the smell of wet/dead dog when soaking it the first time suggests that it must be (low quality) badger. The handle is simple wood and the coat of laquer is uneven and rough
Density
The knot is not at all dense
Stiffness of Tips
Quite stiff, whips up lather ok
Softness of Tips
Quite hard and scratchy
Ergonomic
It's a small brush (dimensions of handle: hight; 52 mm. widht at base; 31,5 mm). The handle is ok, but the bristles should probably have been 20-30 mm. longer
Latherability
Works up lather ok, better than expected
On it's own I would never have bought this brush. But as a part of the set I find it a fun addition to my collection - and by all means; it does what it is supposed to, the question is; for how long will it hold up?
On a side note, because this is supposed to be a historical replica; the historical accuracy of the brush/set is not wery high. It seems though that many diffrent brushes were issued to german soldiers during WWII - but it is hard to find any solid information on how they looked and from which materials they were produced.
Regards.
Jakob
Replica sets like these emerge on e-Bay from time to time. They are meant to be used by WWII re-enactors.
I bought one because I wanted to see what is was. The quality of the items are quite low - I gather they are made with the purpose of being props in a re-enactor's kit, not to be actually used. You can by all means shave with them, but it is no real pleasure.
Regards.
Jakob
Today I tried out the razor and brush together. The soap was a puck og AOS unscented soap.
Review of the razor here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69707
My impressions:
Price
I paid all in all D.Kr. 220 (approx. $ 40) for the full set, not bad at all
Quality
Wery low, even before use it shedded quite a few bristles. During use it shedded a few aswell, but not as many as I had feared. I wasn't quite sure what kind of bristles the brush is set with, but the smell of wet/dead dog when soaking it the first time suggests that it must be (low quality) badger. The handle is simple wood and the coat of laquer is uneven and rough
Density
The knot is not at all dense
Stiffness of Tips
Quite stiff, whips up lather ok
Softness of Tips
Quite hard and scratchy
Ergonomic
It's a small brush (dimensions of handle: hight; 52 mm. widht at base; 31,5 mm). The handle is ok, but the bristles should probably have been 20-30 mm. longer
Latherability
Works up lather ok, better than expected
On it's own I would never have bought this brush. But as a part of the set I find it a fun addition to my collection - and by all means; it does what it is supposed to, the question is; for how long will it hold up?
On a side note, because this is supposed to be a historical replica; the historical accuracy of the brush/set is not wery high. It seems though that many diffrent brushes were issued to german soldiers during WWII - but it is hard to find any solid information on how they looked and from which materials they were produced.
Regards.
Jakob
Replica sets like these emerge on e-Bay from time to time. They are meant to be used by WWII re-enactors.
I bought one because I wanted to see what is was. The quality of the items are quite low - I gather they are made with the purpose of being props in a re-enactor's kit, not to be actually used. You can by all means shave with them, but it is no real pleasure.
Regards.
Jakob
- Price
- Density
- Quality
- Ergonomic
- Latherability
- Softness of Tips
- Stiffness of Tips
