Size: 6/8
Point: spanish
Blade: thiers C6
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Vendor Description
THE ELEGANT STRAIGHT RAZOR 6/8 FORGED IN FRANCE THIERS SPECIALLY FOR US:
- *HIGH CARBONE BLADE 100C6
- *FULLY HOLLOW GROUND
- *MIRROR POLISH ALL THE BLADE
- *BACK RAZOR "V" TYPE
- *ANTIC POINT
- *BUFFLE HORN SCALES
- *GENUINE BLACK VEGETABLE FRENCH LEATHER
ExpandRasoir Sabre’s “L’elegant” (6EL111_CBANT) comes from a 6/8″ 100c6 carbon steel blank produced in Thiers, France, a style to remind of mid-19th century French and English razors, and going along with this it has a highly-mirrored polish finish that you just don’t see today anymore in a world favoring the sandblasted and hand finished satin-matte options.
The point of the razor is a classic Spanish style (as were the razors of the time it emulates), and the scales are made from farm-raised buffalo horn aged prior to forming to help improve stability (always guide any horn-handled razor in to and out of the scales by careful sight, as horn loves to move!)
It has all the typical flaws of production that vintage French style’s known for, but it is also the king of the thin and pliant cutting edge in any modern production razor; look straight upon the terminus of this cutting edge with the binocular stereo microscope and the subtle meanderings of the cutting edge toward the show side or non-show side are a true indication of the keening of the blade.
— Description from The Superior Shave
