Vintage Solid Sterling Silver DE From Mexico

The personal representative of an estate gifted me this interesting vintage, solid sterling silver DE razor from Mexico. 

It's a small DE, with an overall length of 72mm or 2.8".  This is what the razor looks like.




The razor disassembles into four pieces.




The razor has stamped lettering throughout.  On the top left of the base plate, it says "Sterling Mexico."  On the bottom right of the base plate, it appears to say "Pat ___", followed by "7128-6-14-44."  This may contain a date code or patent number.




Flipping the base plate over, the bottom of the base plate says "Reyna."




The bottom of the handle says "Reyna Taxco.":




I'm not knowledgeable about vintage razors.  I did some quick research on this razor, and I'll pass along what I found.  However, this comes with the qualifier that I only spent a few minutes researching this and did not go deep enough to verify what I found.

This razor was made in the Mexican city of Taxco, which has a history of silver mining and crafting of silver goods.  Apparently these razors are difficult to date, but one eBAy seller says they are from the 1940's.  Reyna is the company which made the razor.  This was designed to be a travel razor, and originally came in a small solid sterling silver case. 

My razor weighs 85 grams, but other descriptions of the razor which I've read indicate a weight of  90 to 120 grams.  85 grams is roughly 3.0 ounces.  Sterling silver is defined as silver which is 92.5% pure.  


Here is my razor next to a Gillette 1940's style Super Speed and a Timeless, so you get a perspective on its size.




I've shaved with the razor three times.  It's a heavy razor for its size, but balances well.  It's a mild shaver, similar to a Gillette Super Speed.  I'll continue to enjoy using it periodically for a change of pace.

If any of you gentlemen have some information on this razor, please share it with us.