I had read here that Magnus Kindal was attempting to revive the company and that is when his initials were added to the tang.
Let's gather up the C.V Heljestrand "MK"
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rbscebu
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Your replies on my MK No.24 age question concur with my initial thoughts. The scales on this SR are of a mass-produced variety that were very commonly used by many manufacturers in England, Russia and Sweden in about the 1920s to 1940s and to a lesser extent beyond.
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MK No.31 NOS pair unstamped blanks
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MK 44 stainless
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31, 32, & 33 for size comparison
Here's an unusual one that I'd never seen before I lucked into it, in a lot of old razors I picked up on the cheap.
BK 41. With a grind that I imagine might've been called '1/4 hollow', but on a 4/8 razor that comes out as near wedge.
I rather like its kookiness, though it is horrifically difficult to hone, and I've still not managed it perfectly yet. Might give another go later...
BK 41. With a grind that I imagine might've been called '1/4 hollow', but on a 4/8 razor that comes out as near wedge.
I rather like its kookiness, though it is horrifically difficult to hone, and I've still not managed it perfectly yet. Might give another go later...
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Something to try from one of the old hands on SRP for honing wedges - use a layer of tape and make sure that the tape extends about halfway down the blade. I haven’t tried it myself as I don’t have many razors that heavily ground, so pot luck. And good luck!
Ah cheers Steve, good to know. Especially because taping was going to be my next plan of attack, and because it’s 4/8 - normal electrical tape goes about halfway down each side anyway.
I have shaved with this razor before, but without tape I’d not managed to set the bevel perfectly all the way along the edge, and it’d be nice to have the whole length working properly…
Fingers crossed!
It is fairly easy to underhone a wedgy grind especially if you are used to hone extra/full hollows (which require less time/effort).
B.K No42 11/16 quarter hollow french point
No 24 8/16 quarter hollow french point
M.K No4 11/16 full hollow square point
No 24 8/16 quarter hollow french point
M.K No4 11/16 full hollow square point
Here is my NOS bk 41 next to my abused MK 7. Mine appears to have a near wedge grind but I am not an expert at determining exact grinds.
I don't see an "abused" MK7.
That’s interesting eh! Completely different size to my one, which was also basically unused when I got it I think. And the scales probably wouldn’t accommodate a 5/8 or 6/8. (The spine wear in my pics above is from my initial attempts to hone it without tape).
Or possibly I could be wrong, and mine had actually had an extensive reworking before I got.
I just picked it up in a dirt cheap lot of old razors, couldn’t see what any of them were from the pics, and don’t know any provenance.
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