I just rec'd my gear from Deutscheoptik.com- It is a Gibbs French army razor but I just installed a regular DE blade without problem. Apparently most Gibbs Razors need a slightly smaller proprietary blade. Will give it a spin in the morning. The razor strop is a mini-somewhat bigger than an autovalet strop but solid and double-leather/canvas. Really cool. The shaving soap is a monster brick-should be perfect for grating-just like a block of cheddar!