I don't know if this one counts as a unicorn but it is the same push button flip top design as the Gibbs 9. This one is a Filomatic, Spanish made by a company called Bassat. These razors were made I believe in the mid 60s to 70s. They also made these in a few different colors, I've also seen a collection of them with handles colored, green, red and brown but never seen an actual one of those for sale.

I not really sure that a Walbusch B5 quiet achieves Unicorn status, but it's rare and very sought after.

How does it shave: I love the way it shaves and it's by far my best shaving slant.

If it doesn't the Merkur branded version of that razor does.

If both of us have the Liebel can it be a unicorn? Sure why not. One of my favorite acquisitons for its design and history.

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Slants aren't my cup 'o lather but I think an adjustable slant is the bees knees. I imagine some engineering thought had to go into that.

You have some nice kit. Thanks for sharing them.

How rare or unique, I don't know, but I have a Brazilian Mono-Tech T3 that gives a fantastic shave I consider it the poor man's #58

Never seen another example, Gebr(uder) Lang Old Type style DE with inlaid handle. If not unique I expect quite a few less were produced than my Liebel. Lang is known as a Solingen maker of straight razors.


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The one is definitely not a unicorn but a rarity the other I actually don't know.
Both are based on the Gibbs 15/17 Reglable, but both take standard non-modified DE blades.
On the left a Personna Precision, which is pretty difficult to find and on the right a Palmera No 7 even more so.
I see that @oldtech found a Personna in the wild this weekend for the princely sum of $20 - awesome AWESOME score.

Yes the TopCap of the Palmera is wider than both the Gibbs and Personna and actually covers the tabs.

How do they shave:
Personna, I find it a bit draggy
Palmera, pretty much like a Gibbs.

This is my unicron. Been hunting one for a couple of years now.


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I imagine quite a few/some/not many were sold but whatever I haven't seen a Hoffritz Futur appearance in a forum post in a decade or so. Certainly compared with the commonly seen Hoffritz Slant it's a very rare bird . I find no ads for it. Distribution may have been limited to one of the New York shops.


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while the brit rfb 2 piece isn't that rare and there were many version/upgrades during the manufacturing era this is the only late one i have seen on any forum..notice the creased fb tech design cap,no pats on handle .late model on left.possibly post war.last of the 2 piece razors.
early and late brit new rfb 2 piece.


thoughts anyone?

With the reflection it looked like a wooden cap.

Teeth on the one on the left look a tad beefier too.

I'm not sure if you can consider it an unicorn, but I love my kirby with its original travel case.

Great looking razor ..... how does it shave?

yes sir,just noticed that. cheers.

It's an amazing shaver =) it gives a close but very soft shave. I married 6 months ago, and it was the one I chose for my morning shave that day.

Thank you, all!

I had the same two versions and wondered the same thing. One of them had siginificantly beefier teeth…