bought my first "vintage" gillette de today :)

[Dr.No]

i bought it for 20$ at an antique shop, i need help identifying it and dating it.i think its a ranger tech but i'am not sure. its not a 3 piece and where the blade goes it says "made in England , N2" i looked in the shave wiki but the chart is only u.s. razors. , it came in a silver box with a blade holder and a shave stick holder. thanks in advance

 

[The Kiwi]

Words are too thin compared to photographs.

 

[knightskid]

Best with photograph to show, will be easy to identify...

 

[Dr.No]

...not the best quality pictures but i hope their good enough

 

[retturn2blades]

British aluminum handle Tech

 

[Mad Man]

Nice razor. Congrats! The RAD begins....

 

[stuart12dz]

bought my first "vintage" gillette de today

It may be your first, but it definitely won't be your last..."Resistance is futile"

 

[CGW409]

Nice find for a double sawbuck.
Just a plain Tech, a Ranger would be a TTO one piece.
BTW N-2 would make that second quarter of 1968.

 

[tider]

Nice razor. Congrats! The RAD begins....

+1

 

[Niles]

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it!

 

[celestino]

Hope you enjoy the British Tech.

 

[Dr.No]

thanks everyone , cant wait to try it!

 

[Ray Todd]

It's an English Tech with an aluminum handle. Looks nice. The Tech's give a nice mild shave. A Ranger Tech is a Twist to Open model that is the predecessor to the Super Speed. I'm not sure if there is an English version of the U.S. made Ranger Tech. Give it a little cleaning, load it up with a good blade and have fun. Lots of good tips about technique here on B&B when you're just starting out!

 

[dcobranchi]

its not a 3 piece

Was this a typo? Because it's definitely a 3-piece razor.

 

[Dr.No]

sorry yes that was a typo, i meant to say it is a 3 piece razor

 

[mistervee123]

Nice razor! I love that palpable connection to the past when you hold a vintage razor in your hand... even if you don't know exactly where it came from or who owned the razor before. It's like being able to touch something from a museum. Cool.