Help a noob ID my Gillette tech

[ShaneN.]

Can you guys help me identity and/or give me some info on the tech i just bought. I THINK it's a Canadian model, which is cool because I'm from Canada. Just trying to figure out what year it might be from and how aggressive it might be compared to others. Any info about it is welcome (ie is this a fat handle?). Techs seem to be one of those must haves so I impulse bought this one.

Thanks.

 

[Multum in parvo]

It’s in lovely condition!

Fat handle and post war, no date code on the head but on the blades.

The specimen from Achim @mr-razor is from 1949

https://mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/1949%20(U1%20on%20Blade)%20Tech%20Canada.JPG

 

[lasta]

Canadian Tech, beautiful condition! I have the same one.

Impossible to date mine, but check the letter and number on the blades, should be something there about C1, B2 etc.

 

[ShaneN.]

Thanks for the replies, the blades are unopened, so I'm not sure I want to open them up. Is there a date range I can narrow it down to? That's good enough for me.

The post war techs are the least aggressive I believe right?

 

[ivan_101]

Can you guys help me identity and/or give me some info on the tech i just bought. I THINK it's a Canadian model, which is cool because I'm from Canada. Just trying to figure out what year it might be from and how aggressive it might be compared to others. Any info about it is welcome (ie is this a fat handle?). Techs seem to be one of those must haves so I impulse bought this one.

Thanks.

It says Made in Canada on the bottom plate.

 

[lasta]

Thanks for the replies, the blades are unopened, so I'm not sure I want to open them up. Is there a date range I can narrow it down to? That's good enough for me.

The post war techs are the least aggressive I believe right?

Not unless you open them blades!

Canadian Techs are rarer than US, but still far from collectors' items. Personally, curiosity trump any "resale" value.

Go ahead and pop one open.

To me, Canadian Techs are the mildest of the lot. But you'd have to compare top cap thickness between different ones to be sure. Manufacturing tolerance makes more difference than specs.

Check this post and compare yours:

DE pics with blade, interesting?

I finally get it! US and UK Techs are nearly identical in geometry, but the US (46-50) has a more rounded/thinner cap edge therefore more blade exposure. Canadian Tech has a bigger gap, but also a thicker cap edge, subjectively feels the mildest to me. Cap edge thickness makes more difference...

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[ShaneN.]

Not unless you open them blades!

Canadian Techs are rarer than US, but still far from collectors' items. Personally, curiosity trump any "resale" value.

Go ahead and pop one open.

To me, Canadian Techs are the mildest of the lot. But you'd have to compare top cap thickness between different ones to be sure. Manufacturing tolerance makes more difference than specs.

I really don't plan on selling it ever either, I just wanted to have a nice example of a tech. I'll pop open the blades when I get home then.

It's been a long time since I've shaven with a DE but I have a weber ph that I used to use a lot. How might this razor compare in aggressiveness/ effectiveness?

 

[Frank Discussion]

Wow very nice! It looks like brand new! I don't have a fat handle Tech but I shave with my vintage Gillette ball end Tech razors all the time. I don't think Gillette put date codes on razors from 1946-1950?

 

[lasta]

My guess is late 40s-early 50s.

 

[ShaneN.]

Here's a blade

Edit : would this make it a 1946 third quarter production?

 

[lasta]

Here's a blade

Edit : would this make it a 1946 third quarter production?
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3rd quarter 1946. Congrats, a relatively early post-war!