The Merkur slant is made for decades now. This razor was sold with different brandings and in different variations until now.
The first too razors on the following picture look identical, exept for the plating. The left one is nickel plated and the right one is also known as Chessman slant and silver plated:
When changing the blade on these razors the main difference between both can be seen: On the left one the entire handle unscrews when changing the blade, the right one unscrews the knob at the bottom of the handle. So the head is fixed on the top of the handle while the left one is a classical 3-piece razor:
The left one on the next pic is a Chessman slant, the right one is an open-comb slant. Both have the silver plated handle. The right one unscrews the entire handle too when changing the blade:
The following one is a travel slant with the Pomco branding. These come up on the bay from time to time with the Hoffritz branding. I didn't know that they made travel slant with the Pomco branding until I got this one in the mail:
The next picture shows a Hoffritz slant. It has the fatter handle than the razors on the pics above. The next one is the current Merkur HD, this one has the fatter handle and a scalloped cap. The cap on the other razors are plain:
These are pics of a few slant variations made by Merkur and all you slant users please feel free to post pics of your slants with the different brandings and construction details to complete this threat.
The first too razors on the following picture look identical, exept for the plating. The left one is nickel plated and the right one is also known as Chessman slant and silver plated:
When changing the blade on these razors the main difference between both can be seen: On the left one the entire handle unscrews when changing the blade, the right one unscrews the knob at the bottom of the handle. So the head is fixed on the top of the handle while the left one is a classical 3-piece razor:
The left one on the next pic is a Chessman slant, the right one is an open-comb slant. Both have the silver plated handle. The right one unscrews the entire handle too when changing the blade:
The following one is a travel slant with the Pomco branding. These come up on the bay from time to time with the Hoffritz branding. I didn't know that they made travel slant with the Pomco branding until I got this one in the mail:
The next picture shows a Hoffritz slant. It has the fatter handle than the razors on the pics above. The next one is the current Merkur HD, this one has the fatter handle and a scalloped cap. The cap on the other razors are plain:
These are pics of a few slant variations made by Merkur and all you slant users please feel free to post pics of your slants with the different brandings and construction details to complete this threat.
. Sounds very promising...
). I am used to an aggressive German razor, the Enigma, probably also from that time period. I want/need an aggressive razor for my beard. I do not know where the Enigma would be on the aggression chart, but I guess somewhere near the top, it has a real nice gap, and a lot of weight...
