So I am going to start a thread for these amazing razors. I have been following @Dragonsbeard World Shave Off Showdown. And I was intrigued by this old school razor. Frank's descriptions of a little razor that can do almost anything really intrigued me. The fact that it was an influence for the REX Ambassador also caught my attention. So, I went out and bought one ...
or more accurately a few. I picked up a couple Gibbs No. 17, an unmarked Gibbs No. 15/17 that needs repair, and a Gibbs No. 15 that is on the way. Again, these are all the Brass razors with Chrome coating. Not to be confused with the lighter aluminum razor that are gold colored and also Gibbs No. 15.
I am starting this thread for owners, or those interested, to share information and discuss their razors.
I would also like to include the rare Personna Precision here as well, as it is a very similar razor with only a different color scheme and it doesn't use proprietary blades. Therefore modern blades don't need to be modified. A lot of this information for the Gibbs and Personnas are available around the web, however with the recent surge in popularity on this forum perhaps we can aggregate some of it here.
To start here are photographs of one of the Gibbs No. 17 razors.
or more accurately a few. I picked up a couple Gibbs No. 17, an unmarked Gibbs No. 15/17 that needs repair, and a Gibbs No. 15 that is on the way. Again, these are all the Brass razors with Chrome coating. Not to be confused with the lighter aluminum razor that are gold colored and also Gibbs No. 15.
I am starting this thread for owners, or those interested, to share information and discuss their razors.
I would also like to include the rare Personna Precision here as well, as it is a very similar razor with only a different color scheme and it doesn't use proprietary blades. Therefore modern blades don't need to be modified. A lot of this information for the Gibbs and Personnas are available around the web, however with the recent surge in popularity on this forum perhaps we can aggregate some of it here.
To start here are photographs of one of the Gibbs No. 17 razors.