Safety Razor of the Month, December 2013 - Rotbart

[mr-razor]

79.5g in zip case:

 

[mr-razor]

2-piece razor, 83g:

 

[mr-razor]

No 5007 Traveler:

 

[mr-razor]

like the #77 or #88 in a nice blue case:

 

[mr-razor]

No 5017 from 1937:

 

[mr-razor]

No 5031, 2-piece razor, aluminum handle, 25g:

 

[mr-razor]

No 5033 in blue case:

 

[mr-razor]

1937 catalog:

 

[mr-razor]

1957 catalog:

 

[chongo gordo]

Speechless, Achim those are fantastic.

 

[Zeppelinkarte]

No 5031, 2-piece razor, aluminum handle, 25g:

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Fantastic shave from this razor

 

[Zeppelinkarte]

that heavy beast has a weight of 74g:

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A very smooth shave from this silver plated heavy razor. Solid.

 

[nemo]

Here's another of mine looks like 5031 if that is a heavy (~79g) silver plated two-piece. TOP shaver!

Thank you Achim for the wonderful photos and scans of the catalogs! Very helpful.

 

[MacDaddy]

Wow, I knew I could count on Achim for some great stuff here, but those photos and catalog layouts are really outstanding!

I guess I'll toss in a few shots of easily my nicest Rotbart set, this No. 337d Hoch set that's almost a carbon copy of the Gillette Single Ring, with its original carton:

 

[Spang]

Sorry to be late to the party, but this just in from Krona Kruiser:



An early single-ring style Mond-Extra. I love the gentle but efficient shave, and now, thanks to Sam, it's good for another few decades.

 

[chongo gordo]

I just saw this on the famous auction site (it's a BIN). Looks like a late model Tech marketed as Rotbart. An ignominious end of a fine line of razors.

 

[DrAwkward]

I love the No.15, it's one of my all-time favorite head designs and are fabulous shavers. Unfortunately many had some problems during their long storage and show some signs of corrosion. I don't mind it on the handle but when the top cap plating gets eaten away it is sad to see.

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Inspired by this thread, I actually shaved with a Rotbart #15 twice this past week (and once with a bad Soviet copy of the #15). All I can say is: wow! I had forgotten how aggressive it is. I wouldn't describe it as smooth, but the shaves were irritation-free and very, very close. I would compare the end result to a Cadet OC, although the shave itself was a very different experience. I might have to give the #15 a bit more time in the rotation!

 

[ojinsa]

As long as we're adding late (btw, my apologies for being late), here are my 2 Rotbarts:

 

[CTB]

79.5g in zip case:

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Could you elaborate more on this specific razor. I picked one up today in mint condition but I do not know the production years and the particular model. The seller (from a site in Romania asked for it 17 euros shipping included) was promoting it as a WWII German razor but was clueless about it in fact.
On my case can be seen quite clearly in the upper left corner the inscription ”Quick”. Is the name of the model perhaps?

 

[Morman Bridge]

I haven't seen one of these yet-




I didn't have this razor when this thread was created. Thanks for letting me share it. It was re-plated in rhodium by OCRazorman from California.