Three new razors - funny looking NEW -Pics

[Kent Kimmons]

I scored 3 "new" razors this weekend. I finally got my red tip. Great shaver with the Astra blades. I also got a Fat Boy! Another great shaver with the Astra SP. The third was a NEW. The new looked kina funny on closer inspection. I'm not exactly sure what I have. It is definitely a NEW but not sure on the precise model.

The head is shaped differently from the two New razors I already own. In the picture below, the razor on the right is the New that I have used for some time. On the left, is the one I scored this weekend. not only is the cap shaped differently, so is the guard.


The recent score may look loaded in the picture but it is a reflection from the flash. You can see the different geometry creates a small "divot" that shows in the corner of the shorter combed razor. This is what I first noticed. I didn't see the profile differences until the photo session.

Does anyone have specifics on this short combed razor?

 

[Joezamboni]

Looks like you picked up a short comb and you had a long comb. I've heard some say one is more aggressive than other but I haven't felt the need to buy a short comb to figure it out myself.

 

[RKG]

The New on the left is a short comb. The one you already had is a long comb. Some find the short comb a bit more aggressive. YMMV. You can find a lot of discussion in past posts on the merits of each. Congrats on the Red Tip. It's become my favorite razor.

 

[Kent Kimmons]

I'm beginning to think that the weekend score is a Somerset.

 

[RKG]

I'm beginning to think that the weekend score is a Somerset.

If you don't have the original case, I don't think you can be that specific.

 

[demaro]

Excellent combination of razors !!

 

[coolbus18]

Nice haul. So check this link out. Lots of good News. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/293853-The-Gillette-New-British-vs-American

 

[MacDaddy]

I'm beginning to think that the weekend score is a Somerset.

The handle on the Somerset (and the other Tuckaway-style variants) is significantly shorter. What you've got there is a standard bar-handled short-comb NEW. It could have come in a number of different packages -- from the NEW Bostonian to the Blue-Gold Special, or even just in a cardboard box on its own.

 

[Kent Kimmons]

It shaves pretty good too. 2 pass BBS.

 

[ofercohen]

All are nice shavers.