Don't buy Genco razors

[mtnredhed]

Don't buy them on the bay, don't buy them at antique stores. Particularly stay away from the Henry's X and XX and Expert models. They're um..horrible. The metal is terrible, won't take an edge and will shred your face like you dragged broken glass across it. Of greatest danger are those that don't have corrosion near the edge and little hone wear. Horrible investments. You should stay with fine British and German steels.

As a public service, I'm attempting to take as many off the market as I can so as to protect the unsuspecting buyer.

 

[WildWest74]

Something tells me this chap may not be trustworthy...


Will you take all the old W&B razors I see laying around. I heard they were bad, too.

 

[Lmarkow]

May I keep this one?

They are great razors!

 

[mtnredhed]

May I keep this one?

They are great razors!

Ohhh a Pyramid um um. Maybe even more dangerous. No telling what might happen. Use at your own risk. Send it to me if you feel at risk.

 

[alpster]

Not to worry, I have already saved a couple of unsuspecting shavers from the ravages of the Genco curse (I have two).

 

[BSAGuy]

Reverse psy-ops?

 

[mtnredhed]

Something tells me this chap may not be trustworthy...


Will you take all the old W&B razors I see laying around. I heard they were bad, too.

Are you impugning my motives? How dare you sir, how dare you! I have nothing but the public safety at heart. Think of the children!

I am but one voice in the wilderness and I'm afraid the Wade & Butchers will have to be the domain of some other good samaritan.

 

[Devonmoonshire]

Agree 1000000%!!!!! Great Public Service Announcement, they are chemically treated with radioactive materials and will cause your nose to fall right off your face. Please send them to me for proper disposal should you encounter one of the Horrendous Razors!!! They may also appear to look like this one:





If you see any of these as stated please send to me for proper disposal

 

[Obiwan]

Great razors for sure!

 

[mtnredhed]

In addition to being radioactive, the Pyramids have the Mummy's Curse and the Henry's were used to shave the nether regions of mange ridden wolverines prior to being put down assuming the metal didn't shatter the first time it was stropped.

 

[kcb5150]

Second best steel on an american razor that I know of. Green Lizard has to be #1 in my book

 

[mtnredhed]

Second best steel on an american razor that I know of. Green Lizard has to be #1 in my book

I had never heard of those and for a bit thought you were pulling my leg. Google told me otherwise.

Without bragging (I'm no honemeister) I was amazed at the edge that I was able to put on The Henry's X. Less than $2 originally.

 

[Lmarkow]

I have been curious about the Green Lizards, but I love the GCs.

 

[kcb5150]

Genco steel is just pure quality. It's quite hard. It reminds me of french steel to be honest

 

[kcb5150]

Go for the one with the lizard on the blade itself. It has a slight smiling profile built into it that the other variants don't. It's one of those truly great ones that never gets talked up.. Kind of like the German FWE specials. Those take insane edges also.

I have been curious about the Green Lizards, but I love the GCs.

 

[kcb5150]

Easy aces by Genco is a very beautiful razor if you find a mint one with the blued tang intact

 

[Devonmoonshire]

Yeah truth be told the Genco's do hold an edge for a long time and they are very very nimble to use.

 

[pundi64]

Don't buy them on the bay, don't buy them at antique stores. Particularly stay away from the Henry's X and XX and Expert models. They're um..horrible. The metal is terrible, won't take an edge and will shred your face like you dragged broken glass across it. Of greatest danger are those that don't have corrosion near the edge and little hone wear. Horrible investments. You should stay with fine British and German steels.

As a public service, I'm attempting to take as many off the market as I can so as to protect the unsuspecting buyer.

Maybe he is honing his razor on a rotating bench grinder, or even worse, one of those old fashioned farm grinding stones.

 

[mglindo]

Easy aces by Genco is a very beautiful razor if you find a mint one with the blued tang intact

Like this.



If it is that deadly, I may have to send it packing..........or not!

 

[kcb5150]

Yep, that's the one. Those take on beautiful edges.