Sterling Silver Safety Razor

[shotwell1234]

Decided to share my latest acquisition with all of you. This is a Sterling Silver razor, marked Reyna, made in Mexico. Shaved with it this morning after cutting a shim out of an old Derby blade. Loaded with a Feather, I got an easy DFS with no irritation. Mildest shaver I have owned, and feels buttery smooth on the face.

The razor is a four piece with a small travel box, also Sterling. Because the razor is finicky to adjust, no pictures of it 'packed away' are up at this time. I will break it down and post in box pictures at blade changing time.

The pictures are all with my Fatboy to give you an idea of the size. Don't be fooled, this razor is about one and a half times as heavy as the Fatboy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/chris.shotwell/Reyna#

Hope you enjoy!

 

[chipinque1]

Wow !!!! Thats pretty amazing !!!

It's a kind of handcrafted razor of they were made in series ??? Do you buy it in Mexico ???

Congratulations.

 

[Captain Flint]

Congrats! That's a beautiful razor

 

[Hughies_online]

Great razor!

 

[shotwell1234]

Wow !!!! Thats pretty amazing !!!

It's a kind of handcrafted razor of they were made in series ??? Do you buy it in Mexico ???

Congratulations.

I honestly have no information at all about this razor. I liked it, offered (what I considered to be) a fair price, and bought it. There is no serial number, or info other than the maker's name and country of origin. This example was purchased in Indiana.

 

[cooncatbob]

Why did you feel the need to shim the blade?

 

[shotwell1234]

The blade deflected down until it distorted on the safety bar. This was alleviated with the use of the shim.

 

[Haiku]

The blade deflected down until it distorted on the safety bar. This was alleviated with the use of the shim.

Sounds like it needs an adjustment. I would think a jeweler or perhaps Cooncatbob should be consulted.

 

[shotwell1234]

Aside from being a rather inelegant solution to the problem, is there any reason I shouldn't use a shim?

 

[Haiku]

Aside from being a rather inelegant solution to the problem, is there any reason I shouldn't use a shim?

Not that I can see. If you are getting the type of shaves you like, then you've found your answer with a shim.

 

[AsylumGuido]

I have seen the Reyna sterling before. It went for a premium and should have based simply on silver content alone. Very cool sets.

 

[gaseousclay]

nice looking razor

 

[Darjeeling Express]

Beautiful. The weight on it as you describe sounds extraordinary.

 

[John C]

very nice, thanks for posting!

 

[Groundhog]

Very nice razor. I seem to remember seeing one on ebay awhile back.