Top three razors: vintage and new.

[TreeHugger]

I swear there was a Top 5 or something along those lines thread. Could you lead me to it?

If there is no such current thread, what are your Top 3 Vintage and Top 3 New razors in your rotation?

1. Gillette Tech (all I have so far )

 

[americanarmsdealer]

Top 3 Vintagein no particular order)
Gillette Fatboy
Gillette long comb Bar Handle New
Gillette '50s Superspeed (Z3)
I don't have a New list, as all I own are vintage Gillette DEs and a Gem Micromatic. Saving the Gem for a celebratory after move shave, so I've yet to even load a blade in it.That's probably the only reason it doesn't make my list, as from what I've heard, it will dethrone all of my DE razors permanently.

 

[mark_mw]

Top 3 vintage:

Fatboy
Open Comb Micromatic
Ever-Ready 1924

Top 3 New:

Futur
Futur
Futur

(it shaves as effectively as any other 3 razors COMBINED)

 

[Uncle Erik]

Top three new:

Feather SS
Pils
DE89L

Top three old:

Fatboy
Single Ring
Slim

 

[Disburden]

I don't buy new DEs or safety razors so here you go: first on top.

Schick injector e type
Gem lather catcher
Gillette new improved.

 

[noahpictures]

Vintage:

Gillette Slim
Gillette Red Tip
Gillette Super

New:

Mekur 39C Slant
Merkur Futur
Merkur 37G Slant

 

[MikeGJ]

I swear there was a Top 5 or something along those lines thread. Could you lead me to it?

If there is no such current thread, what are your Top 3 Vintage and Top 3 New razors in your rotation?

1. Gillette Tech (all I have so far )

I think you are probably looking for this thread:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=166359

As for myself:

Late 40's Aristocrat (early 50's count, as well)
50's Super Speed
60's Aristocrat - "Slim Adjustable" style

New razors? There are new razors?

- Mike

 

[Disburden]

your gonna see alota super speeds , slims, red tips, fattys...ed jaggers, merks, and feathers or mulhes

And not nearly enough lather catchers or injectors!

 

[mdevine]

Gillette '40s Superspeed
Gillette Tuckaway
Gillette HD Rocket

 

[InvictusManeo]

im not much for new razors, but so far here are my favorate vintage razors:
Gem 1912
Gillette 40s Super Speed
Gillette NEW long comb
(I'm still playing with a Fatboy and a Slim, but haven't used either long enough to make an opinion)

 

[simon1]

Top 3 Vintage, and they are so close I can't say which is better:

1901 Ever-Ready Lather Catcher
1912 Gem Damaskeene
1914 Ever-Ready (Lil' Lather Catcher)

Top 3 New(er):

1952 Super Speed
1956 Super Speed
Only other newer one is a Fusion (I think it's around here somewhere)

I count these as newer as I learned to shave with a '40s style SS.

As was said before...they make new ones that aren't plastic?

 

[JeffM]

Top 3 Vintage:
58 TV Superspeed
Ball end tech
Slim

 

[media]

I'm an adjustable guy, so in order:

Fatboy
Slim Adjustable
Super Adjustable-Long Handle

I dont like new razors as much, the only one I own is my 23C I started with.

 

[TheVez2]

My Top 3:

Gem 1912
Gem Micromatic OC
Gillette Fatboy

 

[pal]

Such diversity!

1. Ball Handled Open Comb NEW
2. Fat Boy
3. Super Speed

 

[BEAR DEN]

Vintage:
Fatboy
Ranger Tech
Guiding Eye Gem

New:
Merkur Vision
Merkur HD
Merkur 1904

Side note: IMO the best looking and well made razors are produced by Muhle.

 

[Nils]

Vintage:

Schick Injector 'Golden 500'
Schick Injector E-Type




New:

Futur
11c
Slant

 

[dpmtherrien]

I don't own any vintage, so my top 3 are:

Merkur 1904 open comb

Merkur 1904

Merkur HD

 

[GatorShaver]

Only use vintage, so here it goes:

Unmarked German open-comb bakelite slant

'62 Slim

Open-comb ball end New

 

[dreadpirate]

Vintage: Fatboy, LC New, Red Tip Superspeed (honorable mention; slim adj).

Modern: Merkur Slant HD, Merkur 11C, Merkur 1904 OC (honorable mention: Muhle R41 if you like a crazy aggressive shave)

Note I have not tried a lot of modern razors; so that list may change for me in the near future (or should I say Futur?)