Hi. Picked up this case the other day. Never mind the fact that the razor is incorrect...
I tried to find this through the only source I know as a newbie: Mr. Razor, and the closest I could come is the 1911 Pocket Edition 503-B . However, the diamond in this is only gold outline but is a gold-filled diamond in the attached pictures. Also, the case exterior design is different. I do see some other pocket editions, but mostly have the basket-weave design on the case.
So, my question...
What is it and what razor would be best with it? I can't seem to find the smooth-ball-end that is shown in the Mr. Razor picture, so maybe a hunt is coming.
Based on comments from one of my earlier posts on a razor for the Red/Black, where Gillette may have used whatever NEWs that they had when filling the Red/Black sets, did Gillette do the same thing with these kits? Meaning, sometimes the Diamond may or may not be filled in and/or the metal case exterior (in this example) may or may not be the same imprint (realizing also that Mr. Razor may not be every case made). And that's OK. I'm simply trying to make this as accurate as possible and the razor that's there is not an Old Type, obviously, and I am assuming the kit is an Old Type pocket edition of some sort.
In short, I just want to have the right razor and blade bank (unless the blade bank is accurate to the set, and may not have anyway to know on that) to go with it as I re-build it and then re-purpose the NEW that it came with it in the sale.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
I tried to find this through the only source I know as a newbie: Mr. Razor, and the closest I could come is the 1911 Pocket Edition 503-B . However, the diamond in this is only gold outline but is a gold-filled diamond in the attached pictures. Also, the case exterior design is different. I do see some other pocket editions, but mostly have the basket-weave design on the case.
So, my question...
What is it and what razor would be best with it? I can't seem to find the smooth-ball-end that is shown in the Mr. Razor picture, so maybe a hunt is coming.
Based on comments from one of my earlier posts on a razor for the Red/Black, where Gillette may have used whatever NEWs that they had when filling the Red/Black sets, did Gillette do the same thing with these kits? Meaning, sometimes the Diamond may or may not be filled in and/or the metal case exterior (in this example) may or may not be the same imprint (realizing also that Mr. Razor may not be every case made). And that's OK. I'm simply trying to make this as accurate as possible and the razor that's there is not an Old Type, obviously, and I am assuming the kit is an Old Type pocket edition of some sort.
In short, I just want to have the right razor and blade bank (unless the blade bank is accurate to the set, and may not have anyway to know on that) to go with it as I re-build it and then re-purpose the NEW that it came with it in the sale.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.