What is old is new again

[retiredguns]

I haven't posted much in years because once I stopped collecting, I just enjoyed shaving with all the great stuff I had acquired. While cleaning out my shaving shelves, I came across the Atra that I had in the Marine Corps more than 25 years a go. I also had some generic blades I bought at a local supermarket from the same time frame. I shaved for the 1st time in a couple decades with that razor and to no surprise it was a great shave. The MWF and Semogue boar helped I'm sure, but it got me interested in resurrecting the Atra. Fast forward a couple weeks and I just received a NOS Reed & Barton, Sterling plated Atra kit and some NOS Atra Plus carts. The heft added a nice feel to an already great shave. Now I have a couple more razors added to my go to's of an EJ89, Fatboy and Black Beauty. Nice to feel that acquisition syndrome again.

 

[BigJ]

NICE!! Vintage now but new when you bought it!!

 

[retiredguns]

Got curious about the H1 date code on the standard and it seems spot on as a 1987.
I shaved tonight with my go to EJ89 and a Gillette Silver Blue and both shave fantastic.
With a new blade, the DE shaves fantastic. The Atra is not surprisingly more forgiving.
The Reed & Barton really shaves no different than the standard even with the extra heft of the handle.
The head is still light. The sterling, retro look of the handle is a nice touch. It's the 1st new thing I have purchased in
a long time beyond soap and blades so kind of neat to have something different.