Here is something I just realized. My 2 Canadian techs are different not only because of the handle but because of the heads.
prewar and post war..just like the u.s versions..the solid fluted handle is a post war military piece..
All I know is that I want a PreWar Canadian version. Why can't my PW American version have his Canadian cousin?
sure is, very magnetic..an unmolested canadian ww2 razor,no scratches even.i think the cap is brass..test drive tomorrow..thank you sir, i didn't know these existed until @jimjo1031 posted his..i thank all of you..
shared with canada so it seems on war razors..still researching these things..does yours have a brass /nickel cap Jim..
I think the handles were cancelled for the French because of the start of WW II and used just before the end for other places, including Canada. That's my theory anyway. I just tried it with a magnet from my fridge, it's not brass and has oblong slots on the base.
i found my nos canadian stuff from quebec sellers. old gillette factory was there..maybe coincidence. one will come up ..
Not really. It might be better to say that early rocket and super speed (aka ranger tech) razors shared the name, and it's because they share the baseplate design. I don't recall ever seeing a one piece open comb razor with the Tech name, but I suppose I might have missed it or skimmed over it without realizing it. Edit: I just realized I never mentioned the Ranger Tech in the original portion of this thread, and I honestly can't remember if I left it out deliberately or planned to add it as I went further along the Tech timeline. While it does share the name with the three piece Tech razors, I don't consider them a Tech. Perhaps an offshoot or a natural progression of the technology used in the Tech, but not a Tech for the purposes of this discussion thread. It's the first razor listed in any discussion on the history of super speeds, and is kind of like calling an automobile a horseless carriage, because it has four wheels and was originally based off of carrige designs...eventually the name changed to automobile.
