I’m no expert either but it seems like all the Taurino blades are 1/4 hollows and with the excessive wear that razor has it has made the grind look more wedge-like than it should. If you look at the heel its got a bit more convex to it.
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They made 1/4 hollow 13s (at least) for the Japanese market. If yours is a Japanese market razor, it should have a number stamped on the monkeytail, like ‘13P’, ‘13S’, etc. Got a picture of the monkeytail?
My favorite grind, @Cleanface 
. To the best of my knowledge, Filarmonica only made a 1/4 hollow in the 13 MT. The 14 MT is full hollow. If I could go back in time, I would custom order a 14 MT with a 1/4 hollow grind.
. To the best of my knowledge, Filarmonica only made a 1/4 hollow in the 13 MT. The 14 MT is full hollow. If I could go back in time, I would custom order a 14 MT with a 1/4 hollow grind.
It was cut off in the picture but I mentioned it in the text 13P.
My 1/4 hollow 13 MT is stamped 13-B. Would be fun to know what all of the different stamps are and their meaning. Mine does not appear quite as thick a grind as @Cleanface's.
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Yep, Japanese market. The 13 of course is the size, and the other letter, as best tht I can tell, indicated who was responsible for the warranty in Japan. Apparently the importer/dealer was responsible not the Filarmonica factory, which makes sense given the time it would have taken to send it from Japan to Spain and back.
Frank…they made 14 Taurino razors that weren’t full hollow.My favorite grind, @Cleanface
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The one that I posted today in the SOTD is a gen 1 but quite a bit more hollow than Matt’s.
Actually 13B
Thanks, Matt!
I am working on a time machine and targeting 1969 - so I can go back in time and order an early second-generation 14 MT with a 1/4 hollow grind.
I am working on a time machine and targeting 1969 - so I can go back in time and order an early second-generation 14 MT with a 1/4 hollow grind
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Or just go to Woodstock ….
My mother and I drove past Woodstock that weekend on our way home from visiting her father in Pearl River. I was 12. By chance, we had a new copy of Led Zeppelin's first album on vinyl that we had bought at Corvette's. It was a long time ago, but I remember people walking on the side of the highway.
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I wanted to go, I was 13 and my mother wouldn’t let me. Imagine that!
Let me know when you have it done. There's a chick I need to visit for some unfinished business.Thanks, Matt!
I am working on a time machine and targeting 1969 - so I can go back in time and order an early second-generation 14 MT with a 1/4 hollow grind.
JKOne of them was probably me.
One of them was probably me.
As it happens I honed my MT 13B yesterday and snapped some pics. It has a bit less wear than yours, but yeah - 1/4 hollow (and shaves like a dream
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My 13 MT is NOS, stamped 13-B and is definitely quarter hollow.
I just bought a fil 13 like the one shown in Eastcoast30 post. It's a bit beat up with stains. I think there are few small chips on it. I will show it here when it arrives. I think it will be a good project for me. I'm still a newbie. Is there a good post/guide on restoration? My plan is to clean off the stains/rust first, then hone it on my king whetstones 1000/6000 until the chips are gone. Any suggestion is welcome
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