Gillette Psycho Razor listing on Craigslist

[jmwebster]

$100 is way too steep for me, but I thought this was kind of an interesting post on craigslist for a prison issue Gillette DE: http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/clt/3410162621.html

Makes sense that prisons would need a DE razor that required a key to remove the blade, but I had not thought about it I guess.

 

[Maxime D.]

There was 1 key for all the razors to prevent convict to put their hands on one, that's why most Psycho doesn't have a key. In most case, the key was made by an artisan, usually it cost about 30-50$ for the key alone.
100.00 is a common price for these razors.

 

[jmwebster]

There was 1 key for all the razors to prevent convict to put their hands on one, that's why most Psycho doesn't have a key. In most case, the key was made by an artisan, usually it cost about 30-50$ for the key alone.
100.00 is a common price for these razors.

Yeah, I don't doubt that it is a fair price... I'm just not willing to part with the $100!

 

[Maxime D.]

What is 100$ for an uncommon razor ? : / Some folks are ready to spend 200$ on Feather stainless, which aren't rare or vintage, nothing else but a Japanese Tech made of stainless (No offence to the potential owner, a simple comparison here). Personally I wouldn't spend 100$ on a Psycho, I'd rather purchase 2 fatboy XD

 

[ERVARGASNY]

Considering its an after market key $100.00 is a fair price. This is a piece of history.

 

[alex2363]

 

[LBussy]

That's pretty freakin' cool actually.

 

[snu164]

That's pretty cool. It looks a lot better than what is issued in the local jails in my area. I worked in a county jail prior to getting my current position and we issued razors like these to our inmates:

The blade in them was made of a high carbon steel and was super brittle so it would break if tampered with. Despite this, I did see the effects if the razor was removed and used against another inmate.

I wasn't shaving adventurous at the time so I didn't try one. Although I'm sure I would prefer the psycho razor.

 

[Liberty_2112]

$100 is way too steep for me, but I thought this was kind of an interesting post on craigslist for a prison issue Gillette DE: http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/clt/3410162621.html

Makes sense that prisons would need a DE razor that required a key to remove the blade, but I had not thought about it I guess.

As you can see from my signature, this razor is high on my WTB list. I wonder if its still available? I will send him an email and see what happens.

Thanks for posting this link.

 

[PFP_Dad]

Cool razor and a really neat piece of history, but IMO one of Gillette's poorer shavers. That being said, I won't willingly part with mine anytime soon, they're just way too neat.

 

[Sierra 0060]

That's an interesting piece of history, as an officer. Razor blades getting into the hands of an inmate is one of the worse things we deal with. A co-worker was just telling me about a razor blade melted into a toothbrush as the worse weapon he'd come across. Wish something like this was still in use.

 

[jmwebster]

As you can see from my signature, this razor is high on my WTB list. I wonder if its still available? I will send him an email and see what happens.

Thanks for posting this link.

Not a problem!