J A Henckels Display straight razor

[Graemat]

Greetings all,

I have recently acquired a huge display razor, wondering if anyone has ideas as to where I can find some provenance on it.

It must be approx 1900 (the twins style), cheers

 

[Herrenberg]

How did the shave go? Do you have video?

 

[Darth Scandalous]

There was another one like that mentioned in this thread: J.A Henkels - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/j-a-henkels.649057/#post-12593602
Not a lot more info but may be of interest.

 

[Graemat]

How did the shave go? Do you have video?

The fear is real when you handle it and it occurs to you that it is a guillotine disguised as a razor

 

[Legion]

I've seen pictures of other razors like this. They are apparently like real razors, heat treated and sharpened like a normal size one.

Essentially they are display pieces designed to show the skill of the cutlers in a particular factory. In Victorian times royal/world/trade expositions were all the rage, and winning medals at those events was a really big deal. If a cutler was a medal winner they proudly stamped it on their blades as a marketing tool, so no expense was spared making flash stuff to show off.