Picked this up on the bay last week. Cost about £5 with p&p. Last minute bid with only one crappy phone pic to go on. Arrived a bit rustier than I was hoping for. The rust was covering a fair bit of the middle of the bevel. A bit of very rough sanding and a while on a king 1000grit and things are looking better. The bevel looks in decent condition now I've honed it back and all but the toe is shaving arm hair. The scales are pretty badly warped but will do in the mean time.
It was listed as a Gotta and that's what it says on the box. But not on the razor.
The tang says 'Government' on one side and 'Forged & Ground in Germany' on the other. The spine is lovely, first razor I've had with any spine detail.
A few pics:
I've heard good things about Gotta razors but the ones I've seen online don't look much like this, any ideas? Googling for Gotta, Favorite and Government is rather tedious. I keep finding out what the government gotta do to sort things out.
It was listed as a Gotta and that's what it says on the box. But not on the razor.
The tang says 'Government' on one side and 'Forged & Ground in Germany' on the other. The spine is lovely, first razor I've had with any spine detail.
A few pics:
I've heard good things about Gotta razors but the ones I've seen online don't look much like this, any ideas? Googling for Gotta, Favorite and Government is rather tedious. I keep finding out what the government gotta do to sort things out.