What are they made of ??

chappers · Saturday August 23, 2014

Generally what metal are 100yr old razors made of and what are they plated with

many thanks Paul

UKRob · Saturday August 23, 2014

chappers said:
Generally what metal are 100yr old razors made of and what are they plated with

many thanks Paul

Unplated carbon steel.

chris.hale · Monday August 25, 2014

You probably need to be a bit more specific. Vintage Gillettes are mostly brass plated with nickel.

UKRob · Monday August 25, 2014

I assumed Chappers was asking about straight razors - that's what my answer refers to.

chappers · Tuesday August 26, 2014

sorry guys, it was DE i was referring to, was toying with the idea of trying some diy plating on a couple of nasties i have

atb Paul

chris.hale · Thursday August 28, 2014

If you post a couple of pics we can probably identify them.