Description
#1101 Vintage Pair Straight Razors – GEBR. DITTMAR Heilbronn ca. 1845
Manufacturer: Dittmar Brothers
Country of Manufacture: Germany, Heilbronn
Cross Side Marking: GEBR. DITTMAR IN HEILBRONN
Pile Side Marking: One razor has: Patent Auf Stahl Verresserung Mit Eigenthuemlicker Haertung (Translation: Patent on Steel Improvment with proprietary hardening)
Printing/Etch on Blade: N/A
Est. Mfg Date: 1835-1850
Blade Width: ~6/8″ (One razor measures 0.802″ at widest, one measures 0.734″ at widest)
Blade Grind: Frameback
Point: I’d consider it a rudimentary spanish point
Blade Condition: Excellent, with some rust up in the frameback area and a few pits here at there.
Tang Condition: These are veneered in what appears to be solid brass. The steel runs the full length of the tang and tail. Visible pitting on the steel portions of the tang in pivot area. One razor has jimping; the other does not.
Scale Material: Horn
Scale Inlay: N/A
Scale Condition: Solid, no cracks.
Comments: An incredible example of a matched set from Germany from a time period that not many razors were made there. Incredibly rare.
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1. Maggard Vintage Vault razors are sold AS-IS. What you see is what you get. Some razors may need extensive work to become usable again.
2. All razors in the vault should be capable of being restored and used again. This means no cracks in the blades. Small (repairable) chips may be present but this will be fully disclosed in the descriptions and photos. Scales may have irreparable damage, however. Read descriptions fully and look at photos carefully before purchasing.
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