both of my later rockets stamped k .they have lower center bar and door assembly with u.s.superspeed end caps..both were purchased locally ...not from razor vendors..
So they don't have any other letter stampings then? I've seen 3pc British made Gillettes with i stamps on them that were sold in India before so I don't doubt the letter to designate which parts were for import and what market isn't valid just I never seen a K stamped one is all.
Is there anything that can be done about how Photobucket has blurred all of the images, specifically those in the initial posts?
I don't know. I moved all of my images from Photobucket to Flickr long before they began all of that nonsense, and I am glad I did.
I need help!!!!! I have a Rocket HD (no aluminium) with Brit Pat 694093 made in Englang but without the II mark : is this a #58? Thanks
Reality is most those razors posted in the pictures were never Rockets if you go by Gillette's naming scheme for sets. In reality if you label them correctly based upon this there were only 5 style of razors sold as Rockets regardless of how they were plated i.e. gold or nickel or material used to make them i.e. brass or aluminum. The actual timeline for Rockets is the following which is an approximate dates Canada 1949-1956 These sets had 3 of the 4 distinct variations of the razors. England / Australia 1954 - 1958 These had the 4th distinct variation. These depending the set number were sold as Rockets and as one piece razors. The No 54 sets were sold as Rockets and came in the styrene case and the No 59 set was just called a one piece razor and came in a leather like clam shell type of case. The Canadian sets never were sold in England or Australia and vice versa far as I know. Razor like flare tip Rockets were never really rockets far as I know and the nomenclature was always wrong on them. Technically they were referred to Gillette automatic razors.