I own three Filarmonicas. The first one, well it's made in Pakistan, we all are allowed to make some mistakes. It took me awhile before I ventured outside my straight razor safety zone once again.... once bitten twice shy. When I finally did buy another Filarmonica it was a NOS second generation. I am very pleased with it and have been so a couple of years. Then the Master Enabler Dave @skypsyd got a 12 and I suddenly thought; Hey that's a 5/8 I wonder what it would be like to shave with it? I really like 4-5/8 razors. Within a day or two I had bought one. Dave is a truly great guy and I hope he'll continue to make B&B such a great place to be.
My question is if my new razor is a first or second generation. I have close to no experience of Filarmonica, but the scales and curved Jose Monserrat Pou on the tang signals first generation to me. The "Made in Spain" says second generation, but then again my knowledge is minimal. The generation issue is not important to me, I like the razor, but having this fixation on history it would be nice to be able to sort the razor into the correct place in history.
I want to thank any respondent in advance.
My question is if my new razor is a first or second generation. I have close to no experience of Filarmonica, but the scales and curved Jose Monserrat Pou on the tang signals first generation to me. The "Made in Spain" says second generation, but then again my knowledge is minimal. The generation issue is not important to me, I like the razor, but having this fixation on history it would be nice to be able to sort the razor into the correct place in history.
I want to thank any respondent in advance.