What did I just bought?

[larzone]

Bought 2 razors. One Gillette Tech and another swedish razor that I dont know anything about. Cant' read what's written except for "rostfritt stål" that means stainless steel. I think the letters are..."PAB" but cant tell since I have not recived razor yet. Does anyone know anything? Would you shave with that razor? Looks little...unsafe with that closing mechanism. Got the lot cheap and thougt that swedish razor looked mean! Only 2 pictures for now. Enjoy!

 

[Jayaruh]

That Swedish razor does look mean. I would be afraid to shave with it, but I would probably give it a cautious try. Never seen a closing mechanism like that before. The Gillette looks like a New of some type.

 

[amishmotorboat]

The Gillette is a British Tech.
The other looks like a Strivel. It apparently has a pump action handle for sharpening the blade while it's in there.

from Wait's Compendium:

 

[larzone]

Is the Strivel made in Sweden? Swedish letters on my razor I bought.

 

[amishmotorboat]

Yes. That's how I found it in Wait's. It's time consuming to go through it one razor at a time, so I just did a search for the word "Sweden", and looked through those.

 

[larzone]

Yes. That's how I found it in Wait's. It's time consuming to go through it one razor at a time, so I just did a search for the word "Sweden", and looked through those.

Guess I should know that! Oh well, you can not know everything, can you?
Thank you for your information, now I can't wait to get that razor and TLC it!

 

[amishmotorboat]

Wait's says it takes 3 hole blades, but doesn't mention if it's a proprietary blade or not. Will you let us know when you get it?

 

[coolbus18]

Congrats on the score! And yeah that Swedish baby could leave a reindeer with a bbs shave !

 

[Graybeard57]

Cool razor. I look forward to learning more about it. Enjoy!

 

[Copierguy]

Interesting lot larzone. That other razor looks like it could be a thin handled English Tech. I like them with the solid plate / heavy head.