Grafco Psycho-Lock Razor

[efsk]

A razor for use in prisons and mental facilities is this Grafco Psycho-Lock Razor. German made for Graham-Field in New Hyde Park, New York, it's a nice looking piece of heavy brass/chrome. Chrome plating has some rough edges.
The razor is a long-screw three-piece (four, counting the key), where the nut that locks the cap in place is held in the handle by a brass ring. The nut appears to be an inverted slot-drive, with the key actually having the slot. Of further interest the square top of the handle that fits in the square slot in the head.

 

[gvw755]

Very interesting design. If I committed a crime, I would want to go to the prison that had that razor to shave with.

 

[efsk]

They'll probably give you the key to neither the razor nor your cell, so there could be disadvantages there. What if they loaded it with a Derby?

 

[Old School TSD]

What do these go for with or without a key? How hard is it to find a key?...was it like gillette with one key per 10 razors produced?

 

[efsk]

@Old School TSD this is the only one I've seen for sale, so can't tell you much on pricing without key. Institutional razors seem to be quite popular though, Gillette Psycho without key approaches the $200 mark.
Judging from packaging and manual, I'd say these Grafco came as shown: packaged with one razor, one key.

 

[Walid]

What do these go for with or without a key? How hard is it to find a key?...was it like gillette with one key per 10 razors produced?

Grafco sells for about 400$ and more. I just have the Psycho (2 of them) but I think the Grafco is the better looking one.

 

[Old School TSD]

Grafco sells for about 400$ and more. I just have the Psycho (2 of them) but I think the Grafco is the better looking one.

Grafco sells for about 400$ and more. I just have the Psycho (2 of them) but I think the Grafco is the better looking one.

For $400 it better have a key!

 

[Walid]

For $400 it better have a key!

They all come with a key, from what I saw. Rare razor though.

 

[efsk]

There's several models Grafco. Still have to find the other ones.

 

[Old School TSD]

I just got one in a lot without a key. I can open and close it with a tool I made for Superspeed screws. I'll have to fashion something better...

 

[efsk]

Yours is different from mine

 

[Old School TSD]

Yours is different from mine

Your grafco? How? Pics

 

[efsk]

Your grafco? How? Pics

First post in the thread.

 

[Walid]

Your grafco? How? Pics

Mike, look at the bottom of handle. Yours has knurling, Richard's doesn't.

 

[Old School TSD]

Mike, look at the bottom of handle. Yours has knurling, Richard's doesn't.

Mental lapse... scrolled up and there it was lol!