Also, if you are at a craft show or something of the sorts, there are the craft made razors. Its a 3 piece DE with a lathe turned handle. The head is similar to a Merkur, and very gentle. The handles are a little longer than the Super Speed, and they are a little heavier. Also a good choice for a beginner wet shaver, as long as you don't get careless there are no cuts or weeps. With the handles being hand turned it is unlikely that you will find someone with one similar. sometimes you might even be able to get a brush and stand to match.
Super mild razor. A decent choice for a newbie. It's not a razor that will grow with you as you develop better shaving technique. In that context, a vintage Gillette Super Speed would be a better choice.
Many thanks! I'm not really a newbie, but looking at getting another razor. Just checking on what's in easy supply. In the uk super speed is not, sadly.
I recently purchased a Merkur 34C and even though I'm far from new to DE shaving, I really enjoy the shave. Since there made in Germany you should have an easy time of ordering it. BTW my son and I really enjoy our British Flares and should be available to you locally, if you don't mind purchasing used razors.
One I recommend is the Baili shaver though not one I have used like the Micro Touch One that is the Wishi short handle model. link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1VGXT1/?tag=thshde-20
As of 2013, sold under the Micro Touch name and the Weishi version no longer has a case due to cost though some sellers of the model under various names do have a case with the model for more money at least $14.50USA but some cheap clones from China have a case for less and obvious when it is a cheaper clone because the picture will look like was done with the first camera on a cell phone. Yintal sells an adjustable model of Weishi in both short and long of the same model, but it is made for them as an all-brass version specifically for Yintal because Weishi used to sell the model in short brass and stopped then sold only in longer handle brass for Qshave and Weishi in the brass model, now Yintal buys up all the Brass versions of the Weishi shaver to make it look like a bunch of companies are making identical shavers. A Similar nearly identical unknown named model only sold on e-Bay in the USA is made in Pakistan of Nordic Gold, but it looks as nice as this model. It is not this Weishi model because it is made of different materials called a gold alloy when really Nordic Gold is a type of Brass that tarnishes very slow due to the composition, and the comb goes from end to end no stop on the ends for about 1/4 cm.