Red point razors are quite hard to find, and they do come at a premium, the few I have seen on offer on the aucion sites were never in very good shape, so I was chuffed when this one in good condition came across my desk. The razor has the well known red dot on the scales and polished steel bolsters on the toe and heel side of the scales, it has 'Anton Wingen JR, Soligen Germany' on the one side of the tang, and 'Red Point 684 Made in Germany' on the other.
The scales and pinning are in very good condition and open/close like new. The steel is nice and clean, with a few light marks that should buff out with a bit of patience. It has a black wedge fitted to the orange celluloid scales. The blade has a round point, and has a working edge of 70 mm long. The blade height is 5/8 with a spine thickness of 4.6 mm delivering a working angle of around 15.5 degrees, the blade has a full hollow grind. The cutter weighs 36 grams and has a great looking bevel, it has seen very little action, we honed it, tested it, and it shaves great. a Bit of a rarity, more so in South Africa. We got it in a 'Roemer's' coffin which is certainly not the right box, but indicates that it probably belonged to a local chap. As it is a local box and unlikely that we will ever find the razor that belonged with it, we figured we will let then stay paired when selling it on.
*Vintage razors are priced according to model and availability, time spent cleaning and reconditioning them, and also time spent getting the edge into a shave ready condition (some are preserved as is, or sold as is for the new owner to sharpen) Please enquire if you need additional work done to this razor prior to purchase. All straight razors will require a stropping on a leather strop before every use. Pics are unedited (detail) and provide a true image of the condition of the razor.
This razor is shave ready and can be used as is without stropping it, stropping should be executed after first use.