I picked up a GEM heavy flat top today and noticed that the handle is skewed to one side despite the great condition the razor is in (it came with a red case which is not pictured):
The blade also seems to favor one side of the plate and cap:
Despite these slight flaws I’m pretty sure the blade is aligned just fine for shaving since the gap looks very even and each side of the blade touches the blade stops:
I don’t believe this was dropped based on the condition so it must have left the factory like this. I’m sure they were making a gazillion of these for the mass market so I’m not surprised some would have these flaws since it really shouldn’t effect functionality. As long as it works as intended I’ll be very happy with it! I’ll update this when I get a chance to shave with it.
The blade also seems to favor one side of the plate and cap:
Despite these slight flaws I’m pretty sure the blade is aligned just fine for shaving since the gap looks very even and each side of the blade touches the blade stops:
I don’t believe this was dropped based on the condition so it must have left the factory like this. I’m sure they were making a gazillion of these for the mass market so I’m not surprised some would have these flaws since it really shouldn’t effect functionality. As long as it works as intended I’ll be very happy with it! I’ll update this when I get a chance to shave with it.