The brass Yaqi has a bit of drag which the zamak one does not have, To my naked eye the profiles look the same, except that the chrome version has...
There are two versions of the Gibbs 15/17 Adjustable. The Aluminium version. They are numbered 15, and are IMHO a very draggy shaver. The Brass...
My understanding from the very few images online is that the head of the Busch Flexi and the Apollo are the same, which would indicate some sort...
They shave differently. Le Supremes are differential / Hol Pifs are not. This not a differential, so like a HolPif. It has more Hol'Pif...
Unfortunately not. https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/le-supreme-or-holpif.628056/ (If the link is not allowed, let me know and I will...
I have no idea of what this is. It was listed as a Le Supreme but it is actually more of a Hol'Pif (which is a unicorn) It has elements of both....
Yes it is, but I wouldn't read anything into it. I've seen images of the brass ones in this case as well. EDIT: I thought that the Gibbs 9 was...
Apollo Mikron 1. Mikron 1's are unicorns. When you see them they have a metallic handle - this one is black and the only one that I've seen. The...
The Chrome version - I haven't seen too many of them. [ATTACH]
The Red background is what I started with - the Blue is where I have ended. Yes it does take non-modified blades and yes no Gibbs razors were...
For a "plastic" razor they are not light, drop it and a crack forms - Hazard a guess and say thats why they stopped using Pollopas. That auction...
No idea, I can't find anything. There is a catalog from 1962 on gut-rasiert that still shows both the pollopas models. That's the latest that I...
Vintage Merkur Progresses They are all from the mid to late 1950's (Edit: To Early 1960's) The first is not a Unicorn but a pretty hard find. The...
@twhite - It looks flat but actually has a rounded base plate and a concave topcap. The blade is thick and does double duty as the spring....
A "nearly complete" Bates circa around 1940. It has the adjustable razor [ATTACH] The case with the stropper [ATTACH] And wait there's more -...
No idea - if that is the case, then that begins to narrow things down so somewhere between mid 30's and 48. There are no dates on anything...
:):):) No and Yes - You are a very hard man to please Mr @BBS :):):) Hows about this one - Robert Frohn Daemon I've never seen one before this...
Darwin Miracol - Yes or No? How does it shave: This has some blade feel and is somewhere just above Medium on the aggression scale. [ATTACH]
One Unicorn, the other pretty close.. Darwin Adjustables Darwin "Standard" and "Popular" And how do they shave: Both mild shavers. Adjustability...
Another one that I am not too sure if its a Unicorn or not. 1912 Roberts Safety Razor. This one is missing the strop and stropping handle. I...
Separate names with a comma.