Unknown Handle on a Tech

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by Rev579, Feb 15, 2018.

  1. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    Has anyone seen this handle? I can only assume it is a clone. It has a nice weight behind it at 26g. The lengthened ferrule helps it to have the same length as a standard Gillette DE handle. The width is 10.5mm, which is in between a Slim Common Bar(9.5mm) and a Common Bar(11.5mm).

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  2. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    I have seen those before, they are vintage, but I can't tell you what it is. :(
     
  3. 178-bplatoon

    178-bplatoon Well-Known Member

    I know that handle it is a vintage Gillette. I forget the name of the razor, the one I have is on an open comb head. It's like a tech variation. They are pretty common you run across them in ebay. They come in both silver and gold. It might be a "NEW"? I hope this helps :)
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  4. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

    That’s what it looks like to me- an New handle that has lost its plating.
     
  5. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    That's not a Gillette handle.

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  6. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

  7. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    It doesn't have the fine detail work as a Gillette handle. I'm going with clone.
     
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  8. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

    What do you think it is?
     
  9. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    I assume you mean it's 10mm?
     
  10. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    If I knew I would have said so in my first post.
     
  11. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

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  12. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

    Pardon me. My apologies for asking.
     
  13. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    My interest in the handle was because it actually fits in between no. 4, the common bar, and no. 7, the slim common bar.

    See a comparison:
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  14. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    Didn't mean that as smart-assed as it sounded, sorry. I have no idea what it is.
     
  15. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

    Thanks. No worries.
     
  16. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    Probably from an English or German Gillette clone, but I have no evidence to back up that assumption.
     
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  17. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    It's very much like the handle on my Gibbs no16 (but not quite identical).

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  18. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    I fixed my typo. The Common Bar is 11.5mm and the Slim is 9,5mm, with the unknown handle fitting right in between at 10.5mm.

    I guess I have more homework to do.
     
  19. TobyC

    TobyC Well-Known Member

    Got pix?
     
  20. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Sure[​IMG]

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