The $4.49 British Aristocrat No. 15 has arrived.

Some may remember the $4.49 British Aristocrat #15 I snagged from eBay discussed in this thread:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=148835

I didn't want to believe it might be real until I had it in my hands, because it seemed too good to be true. Well, the razor is here! I can't wait to shave with it. It's truly a beautiful piece of workmanship. It's a little brassy in some spots, especially between the teeth of the comb. But trust me, I'm not complaining.

The interior of the case looks like it was in a flood (or The Flood, for that matter), so it will remain hidden. I wish I had any knowledge whatsoever about restoring the interior of cases.

Eye candy?

That looks great, Cory. Excellent snag! Does it open and close properly?

BrianDiPalma said:

That looks great, Cory. Excellent snag! Does it open and close properly?

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Thanks! It has a small rough spot when opening but otherwise works just fine.

Looks fab

DANG... I Must have missed the package intercept at the Peace Bridge Great find Cory!

Beautiful! I think many of these #15s are a little squeaky when opening, even minty ones. Thinking about dropping a little mineral oil into mine. A great shaver to be sure, enjoy. I love happy endings...

Wow. That is an amazing buy! Somehow I missed the original thread. I'm going to go check it out.

oh. my. goodness.


good for you! - congratulations....

I'm glad to hear that it at least open and closes without much difficulty. It is still one of the better, if not the best, steals that I've ever seen on eBay.

BrianDiPalma said:

I'm glad to hear that it at least open and closes without much difficulty. It is still one of the better, if not the best, steals that I've ever seen on eBay.

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Likely best ever (unless you want to include those apocryphal double rings buried in lots of autostrops, gems, and techs).

That's quite nice. Rhodium?

c0ry said:

Some may remember the $4.49 British Aristocrat #15 I snagged from eBay discussed in this thread:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=148835

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Congrats on this find.

Tell you what, you seem like a nice guy........so if you want to double your money let me know......

Enjoy........

Copierguy said:

Congrats on this find.

Tell you what, you seem like a nice guy........so if you want to double your money let me know......

Enjoy........

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Hahaha thanks for the offer but it's just too damn pretty!

beginish said:

That's quite nice. Rhodium?

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Yep, this is Rhodium.


Thanks all for your comments! Can't wait to give it a whirl tomorrow.

The shave was great. Totally worth the $4.49

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!!!
One of the best snags I've ever heard of in my life - those regularly go for $250+

Way to freakin' go, man. You're an inspiration to us all!

Yup, great score, beautiful piece!

Hello, my name Phil from the d-bay police, and I will be arriving soon to confiscate the stolen goods.






PS. very nice catch.

Absolute bargain.. Congrats mate!!!.

What a find! Congratulations. Hopefully it shaves as good as it looks.

I guess a counterpoint to your find would be this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160439475279&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Seems a bit high for a razor with broken and bent teeth.