5/8" Kropp Hollow Ground Straight Razor | Sheffield England

A Kropp straight razor with original cream celluloid scales! The Blade is 5/8" and Hollow ground making it a wonderful razor to learn on or to add to an collection! The Round tip helps prevent those nasty nicks and cuts. The scales are in amazing shape and still have the original metal wedge. Kropp manufactured blades in Sheffield and also Hamburg, this particular razor is manufactured and ground in Sheffield England. Kropps are well regarded to be great shavers!

Country of Manufacture: Sheffield, England
Grind: Full Hollow 
Metal: Carbon Steel
Scales: Original celluloid with metal wedge
Date: Early 1900's
Condition: Polished, Sharpened and Shave Ready
Grade: Excellent
Imperfections: little signs of use
Included: Razor only

Restoration:

This razor underwent our complete Straight Razor Restoration Service. It was first polished, removing all active rust to reveal new metal and a mirror shine. The scales were hand sanded and polished to bring out the original shine.

To make the straight razor Shave Ready it then completes our True Honing Process, utilizing stones in a progression designed specifically for that razor’s material, grind, and needs. Bevels are set using a Chosera 1000 to precisely define the bevel. The Chosera 3000 is then used to sweep the bevel clean and acts as a transition into the finishing stones.

We begin the finishing with the Arashiyama 6000 stone. After an extended time with this sharpening stone shaving is completely possible. However, we utilize the Naniwa 12000 to bring the razor even closer to perfection. Our final stone, Suehiro 20000, leaves an exceptionally smooth edge providing you with a Shave Ready razor that will glide through your beard effortlessly.Once the honing is finished the razor is then stropped with one of our handcrafted Latigo 3’’ Strops and a light coating of food + face safe mineral oil is applied making this Straight razor preserved to museum quality standards and 100% Shave Ready!