Blade gaps, ranked by gap size
thousandths of an inch millimeters Razor weight, grams
5.5 .14mm Fatip Piccolo (Mk 2) (
URL) 73.64 (
URL)
8 .20mm Rockwell 6S @ R1 113
10 .25mm Above the Tie (ATT) with M-1 base plate Kronos/Titan ~ 109g ... Atlas ~ 98g
11 .28mm
12 .30mm
13 .33mm
14 .35mm Rockwell 6S @ R2 113
15 .38mm Merkur Progress 570 @ 1
16 .41mm
17 .43mm Gillette Adj Black handle @ 1 Long Handle, 67
18 .46mm
19 .48mm GEM 1912
Rockwell 6S @ R3 113
.49mm Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements (PAA) Double Open Comb (DOC) Satin (
URL) 55.79 (
URL)
20 .51mm Ming Sui
21 .53mm Gem Micromatic
Gillette New Improved Tuckaway
Schick Krona
22 .56mm Gillette Adjustable @ 1
Gillette New Norfolk
Gillette TECH Fat Handle, 48
Merkur Classic
Weishi
Merkur Progress 570 @ 2
23 .58mm Above the Tie (ATT) with R-1 base plate Kronos/Titan ~ 109g ... Atlas ~ 98g
Gillette NEW Ball-end, 54; square end, 51
Gillette Super Speed 1954 - 1968 (Regular) 58
Gillette Super Speed 1956 58
Gillette Super Speed (Blue Tip) 45
.59mm Gillette Tech, April–June 1957 (C-2) (
URL) 58.90 (
URL)
24 .61mm Gem G-Bar
Gillette Adjustable @ 2
Feather Popular
Rockwell 6S @ R4 113
Weber 3 Piece Stainless w/ DLC Head 91
25 .64mm Gillette Aristocrat (US) late 1940s, 69
Gillette Knack 43
Gillette Ranger Tech
Gillette Super Speed (black handle) 46
Gillette Super Speed (late 1940s) 54
Merkur HD Long Handle (38C)
Wilkinson Croma
Schick Injector Type L
Merkur 23C
26 .66mm Bic Disposable (orange handle)
Gillette Adjustable @ 3
Gillette Aristocrat (UK)
27 .67mm Gillette FH Tech Canada 1932 (Triangular) 48
.68mm Bevel (
URL) 88.65 (
URL)
.69mm Rockwell 6S @ R5 113
28 .70mm Gillette Rocket HD (UK) 72
.71mm Edwin Jagger (EJ) Kelvin with DE89 Head (
URL) 59.16 (
URL)
Merkur HD (34C) 78
Merkur Progress 570 @ 3
29 .73mm Gillette SS Red Tip (USA) 70
.74mm Feather AS-D2
.74mm Gillette Adjustable @ 4
30 .76mm Mühle R89 / Edwin Jagger DE89L 73
.77mm Dorco PL602 (
URL) 12.03 (
URL)
31 .79mm Feather Portable
Rockwell 6S @ R6 113
32 .81mm Gillette Adjustable @ 5
Bic Metal
Gillette Super Speed Red Tip (UK)
32 .82mm Weber PH/Bulldog stainless steel (see Note) 91
33 .84mm Merkur Progress 570 @ 4
34 .86mm
35 .89mm Gillette Adjustable @ 6
36 .91mm Above the Tie (ATT) with H-1 base plate Kronos/Titan = 109g ... Atlas = 98g
37 .94mm Merkur Progress 570 @ 5
38 .97mm Gillette Adjustable @ 7
39 .99mm
40 1.02mm Executive Shaving Braveheart
41 1.04mm Gillette Adjustable @ 8
Gillette Adjustable (black handle) @ 9
42 1.07mm
43 1.09mm
Lord L6 44.5
44 1.12mm Merkur Futur @ 1 120
45 1.14mm Gillette Adjustable @ 9
47 1.19mm Merkur Futur @ 2 120
53 1.35mm Merkur Futur @ 3 120
58 1.47mm Merkur Futur @ 4 120
63 1.60mm Merkur Futur @ 5 120
65 1.65mm Merkur Futur @ 6 120
69 1.75mm Merkur Futur @ 6 .5 120
? Butterscotch Schick Injector 31
? Lux 56
? Stahly Live-Blade 164
? Gillette Super Speed 1953 56
? Gillette Super Speed 1952 42
? Gillette Super Speed 1959 55
Note:
Gillette Adjustables
- Slim and Fat Boy range from .022 @ 1 to .045 @ 9; Fat Boy (195) weighs 79 gm, Slim Adjustable weighs 70
- the Black handle Adjustable ranges from .017 @ 1 to .041 @ 9 or 1 setting smaller than the Slim or Fat Boy
-
Merkur Slant has a slightly variable blade gap, and is difficult to measure; it weighs 76 gm.
Note: Weber PH
- This gap was reported by 2 members independently from the June 2014 Weber production
Note: Rockwell 6S
- Rockwell 6S numbers have been taken from the Rockwell Razors site:
https://rockwellrazors.com/blogs/journal/78023879-comparing-the-old-vs-new-rockwell-6s
Subjective differences in ranking were limited to +/- .001 measurements (in inches)
so differences of .001 - .003 (.025 - .076mm) can be considered functional equivalent.
Some of the contributing measurements, as well as instructions for taking blade gap measurements can be seen at this page's
source thread.
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