A quick response after the first shave. It is a short / travel size all steel razor with a thick / fat handle. Kind of a German Fatboy It was GREAT. Best shave I had sofar. Used a "cheap" Rapira SS blade (I know that is 2 variables), and the razor went really very, very , very smooth. Will post a review and pics soon. I guess as I got BBS without any effort in a mere 1 and a half pass, this is an aggressive razor. Till recently I figured I liked gentle razors, like my Rotbart 2000. Then I found an R1 from Feintechnik, an aggressive 2 piece plastic razor and was surprised about the results (BBS with cheap Indian and Chinese blades). However, as good as it shaved, I was unhappy about it being made of plastic. Looks like I have found my razor now, built to last, solid as a tank. And it shaves even better than the R1. Will test it with a number of different blades and report back.