Bulldog razor question

[brumble]

How snug is the top cap supposed to be on a Bulldog razor?

That is, when you unscrew the bottom of a Bulldog razor should the top cap simply fall off or do you have to use the bottom to push/pop the top cap off?

Asking as I'm looking at a Bulldog and wondering if something is wrong with it as the cap stays on unless you push/pop it off with the bottom.

 

[Oldguy]

After I unscrew the bottom I just lift the cap off. The cap doesn't fall off unless you have the cap end pointing down.

Len

 

[bythbook]

How snug is the top cap supposed to be on a Bulldog razor?

That is, when you unscrew the bottom of a Bulldog razor should the top cap simply fall off or do you have to use the bottom to push/pop the top cap off?

Asking as I'm looking at a Bulldog and wondering if something is wrong with it as the cap stays on unless you push/pop it off with the bottom.

You are talking about the Old Type three piece Bulldog, right? Not a one piece twist the bottom to open the silo/butterfly doors...? I've heard the one-piece razors with barber-pole handles called "bulldogs" - and these often need a push to open the top after twisting the handle....

thanks to Mr-Razor for these pics:

bulldog

Aristocrat TTO with barber pole handle...

otherwise, what Oldguy said!

 

[brumble]

Yes, I'm talking about the Old Type 3 piece Bulldog.

Thanks for the replies. Guess there is something jamming up the Bulldog I'm looking at.

 

[T Rick]

It's very possible it's just really dirty in there. The Old Types I've bought have almost all had a degree of crud inside the handles. I use Scrubbing Bubbles and Q Tips to clean inside the handle and cap retaining barrel nut, making lots of passes until a fresh swab comes out clean. On some razors it's taken as many as 20 Q Tips. Yours may even be worse, but that wouldn't stop me from buying it.