The "happy few" safety razors we must own?

I made a statement earlier today that RAD occurred at between 8 and 12 razors. My reasoning was if you had a razor for every day of the week or every month of the year you were "covered". Trade, sell and duplicate aside what would your selections be? Here are mine...

1. Gillette FatBoy (a must have)
2. Gillette Adjustable (the slim is a needed alternative to the FB)
3. Gillette new open comb (cool old blade)
4. bluebeards revenge scimitar safety razor (probably the best razor I have ever shaved with plus love the skull and Xbones. )
5. gillette super speed (just an awesome razor)
6. gillette senator (TTO open comb? Another BIG Awesome)
7. Lol, have not found it Yet. (But that's ok.)

So what do you think? What are your few "must haves"?

 

That's a good list. I would add a Schick Krona to that list. There is also a whole line of injector and SE razors I could add to it. I will let others contribute.

 

In no particular order:

1. Gillette Black Beauty Short Handle
2. Merkur Progress
3. Schick Adjustable Injector
4. Gillette Ball-end Tech
5. Gillette '5os SuperSpeed
6. Merkur 39C Sledgehammer (a kitten really)
7. Schick E type Injector

 

Me I would be happy with a Fatboy, Slim, Executive, OC Aristocrat, Red Tip Superspeed, Pre-war Tech and a Full Brass De89. To bad the Full brass De89 is not real.

 

Honorable mentions go to Gem Featherweight and Schick Auto-Band Razor.

 

I've sold all of mine with the exception of the following:
• Gillette Tech (my son uses it)
• Muhle R41 (both 2011 & 2013 models)
• Cadet (won in a PIF)

 

Real? They have to be real?
Can't play. Got no intention of even contemplating narrowing down to 8-12 razors.

 

Obviously a thread I can't participate in

 

GEM/Ever-Ready/Star 1912
Ever-Ready 1914
Ever-Ready Streamline
GEM Micromatic
Schick injector
Gillette Trac II

 

Hmmm... My favorite seven?

 

For me, at present...

1 Super Speed or variant thereof (the earlier, the better...Ranger, the 1st post-war SS or maybe the '58 TV flare tip...tough call, they all have their strengths)
1 adjustable DE (either the long or short Black Beauty...Slim in 2nd place)
1 open comb DE (LC New)
1 SE (G-Bar)
1 injector (Schick Hydro-Magic...might be the Pal Adjustable if not for unpredictable QC issues)
1 Rolls (as near mint as possible all the way around)
1 Trac II compatible stick, preferably brass, not plastic

That just happens to pan out to seven, but I don't have a weekly rotation. I grab a razor based on mood or how late to work I'm going to be.

 

My happy few...hummm
FatBoy
NEW Open Comb
Open Comb
New Open Comb with long handle - my current favorite
Tuckaway
Auto Strop

 

Fatboy
Slim
Muhle R41

I could be happy with just the fatboy if forced

 

Weber
New SC
New LC
Tech

That ought to do it for me.

 

I'm almost happy with what I've got (I've got a few more):

Gillette Slim
Gillette Tech
Valet Autostrop
Gem OCMM
Star 1912
Wilkinson Sword Empire

Need: bakelite Shake Sharp

 

My must haves is the ones I have Hehe!

Muhle r89
Gem micromatic open comb

Gillette slim
Merkur 37c

Some day I will have a Fat boy

I have 3 different schicks, a Gillette tech and a Super speed black tip. But I haven't tried those yet.

 

I haven't delved far into vintage yet but am pretty happy with my coverage of the aggressiveness scale so far. I could get by with the 39c and an assortment of blades.

1. Edwin Jagger DE89
2. ReMie
3. Schick Injector M adjustable
4. Merkur 39c
5. RazoRock Jaws
6. Muhle R41 (2013)

 

My top three:
Standard Razor (black);
Schick R Injector;
heavy handled Trac II.

Runner ups:
Flair Tip;
Slim.

 

Must haves?
Hmmm...let's see.
Gillette Rocket HD (British)
Gillette Red Tip
Gillette Aristocrat Jr. (British)
Gillette Ranger Tech
GEM Clog Pruf
GEM Damaskeene
Any of the Gillette 3 piece incarnations.

 

For me so far...

Razorock Jaws
Maggard MR8
My 1970 Gillette Black Beauty Super Adjustable(for myself and my girlfriend.)

I have a
Gillette Old Type
Gillette New LC
Gillette Tech
but I never use those. I didn't like the New, the Tech is too mild, and the OT shaves great but feels rough with a smooth blade.