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This is my first vintage Gillette (so I don't know how much help I'll be) - and no wonder these are so coveted. I'm amazed at what it must've taken to produce such a great feeling, great shaving design. I use mine with Israeli Personnas and Tom's of Maine peppermint cream, and with one pass atg (for my head, and my face long ago, atg is all that gets anything done) my head is smooth as a cue ball
I've also used it with the IPs and Tabac to great success. The tight functioning of this thing is absolutely stellar, it tightens the blade with no travel, has a definite "stop", and the doors open and close smoothly and evenly. It has nice weight but isn't too bulky shaving behind my ears and the back of my neck. I give the aggressivesness a 9 because it could have more, but this is really being nitpicky; and I give the grip a 9 because it could be more aggressive, but this is also nitpicky. I'd like a longer handle for my big hands, but I've probably learned better technique using this such as I'm able to grip it, and of course I suppose a guy could find a long handled model (?). I got this on ebay from a store, "gillette_safety_razors" (hope I typed that right), and it came completely cleaned, oiled, and ready to go, so you can check that out. This is just a fantastic shaver, and a sweet piece of Americana
I've also used it with the IPs and Tabac to great success. The tight functioning of this thing is absolutely stellar, it tightens the blade with no travel, has a definite "stop", and the doors open and close smoothly and evenly. It has nice weight but isn't too bulky shaving behind my ears and the back of my neck. I give the aggressivesness a 9 because it could have more, but this is really being nitpicky; and I give the grip a 9 because it could be more aggressive, but this is also nitpicky. I'd like a longer handle for my big hands, but I've probably learned better technique using this such as I'm able to grip it, and of course I suppose a guy could find a long handled model (?). I got this on ebay from a store, "gillette_safety_razors" (hope I typed that right), and it came completely cleaned, oiled, and ready to go, so you can check that out. This is just a fantastic shaver, and a sweet piece of Americana
