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Ranking: The top 5 best shaving safety razors.

Ranking: The top 5 best shaving safety razors. . . including -- DE, SE, and Injector razors, and including new production & vintage razors.

* - I know that I am "opening a can of worms," and that this question is a YMMV question. . . There are no right or wrong answers, I just hope that everyone will share their honest opinions as to what they consider to be "The top 5 best shaving safety razors." . . . including -- DE, SE, and Injector razors, and including new production & vintage razors.
 
For me:
1. Timeless .68 SB
2. LA Shaving BBS-1
3. Wolfman SB
4. Charcoal Goods Lvl1
5. King Cobra or maybe ATT SE1 (could go either way with this one)
 
In no particular order:

Schick E Injector
GEM Pushbutton
Ever Ready 1914
GEM/ER 1924
Schotz slant

The Pushbutton seems out of place amongst these more aggressive razors, but it hits my trouble spots with an efficiency and smoothness that matches the others.
 
I can't limit it to five. Here are my favorites in no particular order.

ATT S-1
RR Wunderbar
Timeless .68 SB
Mergress
FB
Feather AS-D2
UK Aristocrat
 

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Too Fugly For Free.
Gillette Super Speed (including the adjustable variations as well as the late 40s Aristocrat and clones like Weishi, Feather Popular and Baili).
Gillette Tech (including the clones like the Feather AS-D2).
GEM 1912 (including GEM Junior, EverReady, Star ...)
GEM MicroMatic.
One of the AC format razors probably the V2 Hawk.
 
CV Heljestrand lather catcher with Gem PTFE blade.
Henckels Rapide or Wotan with Gem PTFE blade
Gem Micromatic (Model depends on mood)
RazoRock Wunderbar
Timeless 0.95 OC
 
For me the top SE razors are:
1. GEM Damaskeene
2. GEM Jr.
3. MMTOC
4. Everready 1914
5. Schick Injector "E"
 
1- Weber PH w Classic Handle
2- Gem 1912
3- Parker Variant
4-Gillette Adjustable's (Fatboy, Slim, BB)
5- Gem Micromatic OC
There are more that I like to shave with, most of them are vintage.
 

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Dirty Donuts are so Good.
1. GEM Micromatic Open Comb
2. Gillette Old Type
3. GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf
4. Gillette Long Comb New
5. Gillette Long Handle Super Adjustable (Black Beauty)
 
1)Wolfman .54
2)Charcoal Good Level 1

3)Timeless .68
4)Blackbird SB

I have to give the Sabre a few more goes before I'd rank it but shave wise it's in the 2nd or 3rd spot.
 
1-Star DE, brass handle
2-Apollo 3 piece, chrome art-deco handle (1950s?)
3-Gillette Adjustable
4-Gillette Tech, post war
5-Feather AC SS Shavette, Japanese style handle(I have my reasons)
 
Lots of non-SE razors being listed...

My Fave SE
RazoRock Hawk w/AC Pro blades
Shick Injectors
GEM 1912/Damaskeen/Junior
GEM Micromatic OC
Rolls
 
In alphabetical order:

Gem 1912
Gillette 1904/05
Schick Injector Type A

These were the first, they brought shaving to the masses. They were so innovative that the designs are basicly still being made today. Almost all "modern" DE or SE razors of today and the past (excepting the Rolls, Auto-straps, etc.) are based upon, are mear improvements of these three.
 
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