Hello fellow shaving enthusiasts!
I’m not trying to defend my purchase and I didn’t use a lot of money on this razor. I’m simply just curious and gaining new knowledge is always great.
I have just bought this razor from a 71 year old man in Italy who had inherited it from his grandfather from New York. The razor has apparently never been used and has been sitting in a drawer. Everything is still intact and in fantastic condition.
I’m a pretty ambitious collector myself and have read quite a lot on different forums and e.g. Mr.razor’s informative website.
As you can see on the pictures I have a couple of other US ‘Aristocrats’ and the thing I’m wondering about is the “end caps”
According to this thread:
1940s Regent Tech - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/1940s-regent-tech.270150/
there is quite a lot of different combinations and it can quickly become a bit confusing.
My new bought razor has “end caps” and so does this one from eBay:
Gillette Aristocrat Razor & Case 1941 Used | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/174767544992?hash=item28b0f51aa0:g:HkEAAOSwhqBgnP4w
But the one on Mr.razor’s website doesn’t:
https://mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/1941 Aristocrat.JPG
I want to hear if there is somebody else out there in the shaving community that has experienced the same since I have read multiple times that ‘Gillette’ didn’t use ”end caps” before 1946?
I’m not trying to defend my purchase and I didn’t use a lot of money on this razor. I’m simply just curious and gaining new knowledge is always great.
I have just bought this razor from a 71 year old man in Italy who had inherited it from his grandfather from New York. The razor has apparently never been used and has been sitting in a drawer. Everything is still intact and in fantastic condition.
I’m a pretty ambitious collector myself and have read quite a lot on different forums and e.g. Mr.razor’s informative website.
As you can see on the pictures I have a couple of other US ‘Aristocrats’ and the thing I’m wondering about is the “end caps”
According to this thread:
1940s Regent Tech - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/1940s-regent-tech.270150/
there is quite a lot of different combinations and it can quickly become a bit confusing.
My new bought razor has “end caps” and so does this one from eBay:
Gillette Aristocrat Razor & Case 1941 Used | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/174767544992?hash=item28b0f51aa0:g:HkEAAOSwhqBgnP4w
But the one on Mr.razor’s website doesn’t:
https://mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/1941 Aristocrat.JPG
I want to hear if there is somebody else out there in the shaving community that has experienced the same since I have read multiple times that ‘Gillette’ didn’t use ”end caps” before 1946?
He wasn't a collector and I don't think his grandfather was either. The only thing I can think of is if his grandfather somehow ruined or lost the original one and later bought a replacement and therefore a newer model and the matching case just got lost 
