Ranking: The top 5 best shaving safety razors.

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by SteveF, Jul 27, 2017.

  1. preidy

    preidy Just call me Dino

    1) 1930 NEW SC
    2) 1953/54 HD 500
    3) 1965 Krona
    4) 1958 Parat
    5) 1954 Super Speed
     
  2. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    My top 5:
    2011 Mühle R41
    2011 Mühle R41
    2011 Mühle R41
    2011 Mühle R41
    2011 Mühle R41
     
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  3. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    My five favorites to use would be:

    1- Supply Provision SE
    2- Colonial General
    3- Mongoose
    4- Schick E2

    Okay, I guess I only have four.
     
  4. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Well after acquiring my Rocket Flare; I have a new #1.
     
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  5. WetShave58

    WetShave58 Well-Known Member

    1938 Gillette Senator
    1941 Gillette Tech Ranger model
    1930s Gillette New Bostonian
    1946 Gillette Milord
    1958 Fatboy

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  6. Lancre

    Lancre Well-Known Member

    Yeah. I'd forgotten about alternate sources. I tend to shop Maggard's first. THanks Linuxguile & Jmudrick.
     
  7. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    When a retailer introduces a branded DE it's a pretty safe bet you can pick up the same razor elsewhere. They're all relying on the same OEM guys in India/Taiwan/Pakistan.

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  8. BIG SAM

    BIG SAM Member

    I have only one safety razor and that’s a Feather All Stainless-Steel Double-Edge Razor, Model AS-D2. Pretty pricey but it will get the job done and leaves zero irritation. In three passes I can get a BBS shave. Hope this helps.
     
  9. '65 G-Slim

    '65 G-Slim Well-Known Member

    '41 Ranger Tech
    post-war ball-end Tech
    toggle
    Schick adjustable
    '50 V3 Super Speed
     
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  10. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    In no particular order,

    Gillette Red Tip
    Gillette President
    1912 Gem/Ever Ready/whatever
    Clix EZ Flo (metal)
    Schick E2

    Honorable Mention: as a class, all Gillette TTOs between the late '30s up to the adjustables (excluding the Knack/Slim Twist)
     
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  11. HoosierTrooper

    HoosierTrooper Steve-less in Indiana

    1912 GEM Damaskeene
    1914 Ever-Ready
    Micromatic Clog-pruf
    Schick I2 injector
    Gillette Trac II
     
  12. RFBNEW

    RFBNEW Well-Known Member

    It is an old post but renewing this post will be some fun.
     
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  13. richdad

    richdad Active Member

    For comfort and efficiency in order
    Fine Marvel
    Cooper monobilt
    Cooper three piece
    Rockwell 6s plate 6
     
  14. DesertTime

    DesertTime Well-Known Member

    My favorites. No idea if they're the best because I haven't tried them all. Plus, it's pretty subjective.

    Blackland Vector
    Colonial SS General
    Muhle Rocca R96 (V3)
    Parker Variant
    RR Game Changer
     
  15. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    My top 5 shaving safety razors are all DE. Here’s my list.
    1. Rex Ambassador
    2. PAA The Flight DOC travel razor
    3. Wardonia Black Prince
    4. 1956 Gillette red tip
    5. Above The Tie Calypso H1
     
  16. Laird

    Laird Well-Known Member

    1. Gillette Old Type (thick cap with ball end handle).
    2. Gillette NEWs Long and Short combs (with ball end handles).
    3. Merkur 34G
    4. Gillette Tech (pre or post doesn't matter to me, slight preference for the solid ball end handle).
    5. Feather ASD2 ( a Gillette-length handle and no logo on the top cap and it would be perfect).
     
  17. brit

    brit in a box

    brit #44 rfb new
    #77 rfb new
    1945 #77 3 piece rfb
    french flat bottom new service set
    u.s new sc
     
  18. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Sticking to DEs just to simplify things....

    Shake Sharp v1.0
    Le Coq solid bar
    Timeless Bronze 38/68
    Famex/Tom-X
    Barbasol Floating Head
     
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