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Those blades are good. Slightly sharper than the Schick blades in the yellow package but not as sharp as the Schick Proline blades. Personna blades are a solid choice.

 

I bought this tech because I know almost for sure that it isn't a mismatch and a post war 45 - 47 model. Yes they did make the triangular drain slots up until 47 and didn't start with the ball end handles until either 47 or 48. 45 - 46 and at least part of 47 was exclusively contract tech handles for the thin handle techs when went back to all metal razors post war. They far as I know never made all gold metal razors for military even if the handle was a surplus part. The razor is rough but correct and I will probably restore it and keep it for myself.

 

Another one on the bucket list a Krect slant spiral. My research on these I came up with 36 - 49 was the range of years they were made. The Krect slant spiral from 36 until ??, the curved slant at least 48 and 49 and most like earlier than 48 but I don't know how much earlier.

 

A razor like that deserves new plating without a doubt.

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I also have the proof via research that those dates are correct for this. It was exclusively fat handles up until 43 then plastic handles for civilian razors 43 - 45 then the contract tech handles for civilian razors 45 - 48 then the ball end handle came on the market either 47 or 48 is order they were put out on the market between 39 - 47/48 regardless of razor head and plating.

 

i have a contract tech on the left beside a fh tech.see the difference in the"made in usa" lettering size and the corner reliefs in the base plates..any thoughts .i think the contract cap may be incorrect as well ..

 

The lettering will differ depending how well the base plate was stamped. That cap is probably incorrect, looks like it belongs to a military issue razor. I don't know if they mixed those pot metal caps with civilian razors after 45 or not.

If all the pieces are correct then it is a 47 or 48.

 

I don't know about all gold military razors, but Achim's site shows this one:

What's even stranger is that, a few months ago, I bout what I think is the same razor minus most of the gold plating. What I discovered upon examination was that the baseplate was steel that had then been plated with copper then the gold wash. (Picture of the baseplate in this post: Two confusing Techs.)

I get the plastic handle and the steel baseplate, but I never understood why it was gold washed rather than nickel-plated.

 

would the stamping process account for the corner reliefs as well. ? thank you for your efforts with this..

 

Gold plated or washed head is not the same as an all gold razor. The copper would have been a base layer for the gold plate to stick to. Whether it was made for military or not they sold both gold and non gold heads with plastic handles for civilian sales at 2 different prices between 43 - 45. The color scheme is actually a pre war thing started as the new ebony and gold tech razor during Christmas of 41. I can see not using nickel if it wouldn't stick to the base metal. For civilian stuff I have no idea when they weren't gold plate whether it was nickel or that grey steel with black cap when sold for civilian use in 43 - 45.

When I get to it I have a whole bunch of literature I need to format and organize on the Techs that I will post.

 

Yes

 

@brit here is a Canadian Tech for you to go search out if you don't have it. This is a wartime one made for the civilian market in at least 44. Unless that drawing is wrong, I've never seen that style handle on a Tech before.

 

that's the brit /french bakelite handle..very cool..i think @jimjo1031 has one..thank you..

 

That ad stood out so I saved a copy because of the handle. I've never seen it on a Canadian Tech before.

 

I have one as well. Mine actually has a ferrous baseplate. SOTD with photos

 

canada being part of the commonwealth maybe it was easier to ship bakelite handles here from england than make them,,have only seen canadian military prewars with fat or 4 piece handles and nothing in bakelite..

 

The one I have has that type of handle with a British metal head. Those handles were originally made in 1940. The handles were re-introduced in 1944.

 

They also sold some in Canada in 45 during WWII that I saw with the same plastic handles as on the US wartime Techs.

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The ad picture looking at it now is drawn too poorly to say one way or the other. Upon furthur looking that style handle shows up in pretty much all the ads from 44 to Sept of 45 for the Canadian Techs when they the retailers show them. Once the war ends so does the ads with techs with those handles.

 

That makes sense. As I understand it, the copper plating of the steel would have been required before any other plating. I believe that nickel will plate to the copper, but it might have been easier to just go with the gold instead.

 

that is a very cool razor.. i think @jimjo1031 just score one as well..