Vintage Russian Shell Strop for Straight Razor Strop Russia Shell 165A

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I ship all my strops flat unlike 99% of sellers out there. I don't put creases in your stropping surface just to save a few bucks.
This is a premium vintage horse hide strop.
highly clear impressions.
that's a rare feature on antique strops.
I prefer vintage strops. Most strops out there today are just junk. Give me a trusty old strop with a few battle wounds any day. This is a quality strop to keep your razor sharp!
I assured the smoothness of the surface by progressive sanding starting at 500grit and up to 3000 then buffed, lotioned with Beard Knife Strop lotion and cleaner.
This will last you the rest of your life and is a beautiful heirloom quality strop.
One main surface blemish on this strop. It looks much worse than it is. It actually won't effect your stropping area at all as it's a very light surface scratch. You can see it as a discoloration on the last photo. These CCCP strops in great condition go for hundreds of dollars. This one is a steal. Not the most beatiful one I've found but fully functional and better than 80-90% of them.







Strop used for final touching after honing straight razors


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Nos definition: New old stock. It means the razor is OLD but not used. So you will not have a razor that is honed or stropped by me. You will have a brand new factory edge. Which usually is shave ready but often will require immediate or quicker work to get the edge how YOU prefer. They are usually the most expensive razors because they are best preserved. By honing them I would be devaluing them. IF you don't care and want me to hone a NOS razor contact me prior to purchase and let me know. Many people put their razors are NOS just to get views and it has no meaning to them just like "shave ready" is not true for most online sellers these days.

Shave ready definition:
Shave ready means different things to different people. It's often just added to titles to increase sales. I use the term honestly. It passes all industry standards of shave readiness and has been put through the described process. If you are looking for a razor that you can take out of the box....and shave with. That's what shave ready is supposed to mean. Worked on by a professional.

My 2 cents on hone wear and scratches. It's a tool. Don't worry about them. Some people tape spines I do not unless stated and for a specific reason. My goal is to maintain the geometry of the razor not manipulate it and provide the best shaving razor not simply a perfect razor. No shave ready razor is in mint but I do my best to balance ALL pros and cons to provide the most trustworthy cutthroat.