I recently picked up my first DE razor of of ebay the other day and didn't realize until I got it that its kind of a Franken-razor.
The handle, blade plate(triangle slots), box, and blades all seem to point to a razor made in 1946.
But the top cap looks to be from a different razor.
Looking at other razors from the same time frame I have not seen any with the polished Gillette logo.
In use the razor seems to be a bit more... harsh, than I was expecting it to be.
I would not call it aggressive cutting my beard but aggressive in nicking my face.
Admittedly I have only tried one brand of blade so far (local store branded Persona) so its possible its just the blades and this razor combination, but I was under the impression that the Tech's were pretty mild.
Or it could be my technique, this is the first DE I have used.
I guess my question is how interchangeable are the top caps for Gillette Tech razors?
Is having the wrong top cap causing the blade to be at the wrong angle/too much exposure, etc...????
If someone has both an original mid-late 40's Tech and a Tech with the polished Gillette logo could you compare them and see if there are size/geometry differences?
The handle, blade plate(triangle slots), box, and blades all seem to point to a razor made in 1946.
But the top cap looks to be from a different razor.
Looking at other razors from the same time frame I have not seen any with the polished Gillette logo.
In use the razor seems to be a bit more... harsh, than I was expecting it to be.
I would not call it aggressive cutting my beard but aggressive in nicking my face.
Admittedly I have only tried one brand of blade so far (local store branded Persona) so its possible its just the blades and this razor combination, but I was under the impression that the Tech's were pretty mild.
Or it could be my technique, this is the first DE I have used.
I guess my question is how interchangeable are the top caps for Gillette Tech razors?
Is having the wrong top cap causing the blade to be at the wrong angle/too much exposure, etc...????
If someone has both an original mid-late 40's Tech and a Tech with the polished Gillette logo could you compare them and see if there are size/geometry differences?
