Birth Year DE help...

[Borked]

What options are there in the Gillette DE range for the following two years ?
1942 4th quarter
1977 3rd quarter

 

[Haggises]

Shavewiki is your friend.
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

1977 you'll be looking for an X3 date code - Tech, Black Handle SS, Super Adjustable
Prior to 1950, you're out of luck on date codes unless you find original blades with the razor.
Others here will likely be able to spot a 1942 razor on sight

 

[Mike H]

Date Codes: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

1942 I do not think had date codes, and were limited to war production.

1977 You can find Techs, Black Handle Superspeeds, Black handle Super Adjustable, Date Code X3.

Some pictures from Mr. Razor: http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Gillette Rasierer.htm

 

[MacDaddy]

1942 I do not think had date codes, and were limited to war production.

1977 You can find Techs, Black Handle Superspeeds, Black handle Super Adjustable, Date Code X3.

Yup on both of these. Short of finding an intact NOS wartime Tech set -- and they do exist -- you'll probably have a hard time narrowing things down specifically to 1942. If you were able to find such a set the razor wouldn't have a date code but the blades would be coded M-4.

I'd personally go for the Super Adjustable for 1977, and I think that was the year they started doing the plastic adjustment plate on the underside of the head, which would help you visually weed out older ones straightaway.

 

[Borked]

Thanks for the assistance gentleman, now, where is it appropriate to post a WTB for a '42 kit and a Super Adjuastable , date code X3 ?

 

[InfernoOrangeSS]

What about a good Gillette from the year 1967?

 

[BigMick]

What about a good Gillette from the year 1967?

Yeah, what he said.

 

[Haggises]

As above, except replace the Date year with an M, and the super Adjustable with a Slim.

 

[Borked]

Am I missing an in joke ?
'42 and '77 are the birth dates, so where does 67 fit in ?

 

[Mike H]

Am I missing an in joke ?
'42 and '77 are the birth dates, so where does 67 fit in ?

My guess is that Inferno and Mick were born in 1967 and they wanted to know what razors were available then.

 

[Mick]

Thanks for the assistance gentleman, now, where is it appropriate to post a WTB for a '42 kit and a Super Adjuastable , date code X3 ?

You would post in the BST forum.

In order to qualify to post you need to be a member for 45 days and have made 50 posts

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/249294-BST-Rules-Clarified

Eligibility to sell/trade: Participation in the community at Badger and Blade is a requirement to sell items or to participate in a trade. Sellers/traders must be members of B&B for at least 45 days and have contributed a minimum of 50 quality posts on this site in order to qualify to sell or trade. The vast majority of a member's posts should be in the core areas of B&B.

 

[jamesspo]

As mentioned earlier in the thread...Shavewiki is your friend...

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

What about a good Gillette from the year 1967?

Yeah, what he said.

 

[Borked]

Ahhh, it all falls into place now.
Thought they were offering me their wares if that vintage...

 

[Borked]

Thank you for the advise and also for the mod who actioned my request.