Size: 6/8
Point: square
Blade: full hollow, swedish steel
Notes & Photos
Vendor Description
Royal
SWEDISH STEEL 6/8 Barbers' Use Straight Razor
- Condition - unused NOS / Near Mint ~ Mint
- Point - Square
- Width - approximately 21 mm (a little larger than 6/8 of an inch)
- Shoulder - Single Shoulder
- Grind - Full Hollow Ground
- Spine - Straight / Plain design
- Jimps - Bottom of the Tang
- Scales (Handles) - Plastic / Black with embedded metal insignia
- Text on Tang - 舶来鋼 Royal SWEDISH STEEL
- Text on Back - 715 FOR BARBERS' USE / HIGH CLASS STEEL
Special Note - A fine example of quality Japanese craftsmanship made with Hakurai-Hagane (please see explanation below), this 715 Royal is an exquisite vintage razor. New-old stock, the blade is clean with a strong consistent factory grind pattern. There are very light contact marks near the toe where the blade meets the scales. The bevel is narrow, crisp and even. The spine is clean with no signs of hone wear. The blade is tight (stays open at any acute angle) and closes perfectly centered in its scales. The scales are a beautiful black with the Royal metal insignia clean and intact. Although made several decades ago, this new-old stock 715 Royal Razor is in pristine condition. Comes with its original box as pictured and a copy of the original Royal Razor paper.
This Royal would make a wonderful addition for any enthusiast's collection. Be the first to use this gem and add this vintage razor to your personal rotation. A beauty to keep for a lifetime.
Additional note regarding Hakurai-Hagane (舶来鋼)
Hakurai-Hagane refers to the type of steel that was used making this razor. 舶来 (hakurai) is the old Japanese word for "imported" when everything came by ship. (舶 is the word for "ship"). So Hakurai-Hagane means "steel which has come by ship", in reference to the Swedish Steel this Royal was forged from.
