Swedish Matador De Luxe

Got this travel set in the mail today:




Three piece razor, bladeholder (with a Marathon blade) and what I believe is a travel alum block(?)




The razor assembled. It looks like a three piece Gillette I recall having seen somewhere, but I cannot pinpoint which




The Stampings


The case is cheap and has a nasty stain on one side, but the razor looks nice and has a nice weight to it.


Regards.

Jakob

Might be a good idea if you made also a review in the Reviews forum of this razor?

I can do that. As soon as I have obtained enough experience to say something qualified


Regards.

Jakob

JEEP said:

a travel alum block(?)

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looks like a septic pencil to me. nice razor mate

Pr. request; http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=915464#post915464 - a review.


Regards.

Jakob

I want!

Especially this version:

Beautiful razor !....Yes,that is a styptic pencil for sure.Great looking set,hardly used.How about a shot of the blade wrapper ?

That's a nice set there. I like these uncommon razors.

Stay tuned for Matadors!
I'll have a bunch and can give you some pictures to drool over!

Here we go! The Diplomat in metalcase is a not that easy to find.
Matador also made open combs, I don't have one yet.
Aeterna was made in sweden as well but, in my opinion, a better razor.
http://mo-ped.se/werke/rak46a.htm

Quite a collection! Thanks for sharing, larzone. The heads looks a little like a heavy duty Tech, I was wondering how they shave.

The second one in a blue case is really nice!

Have not tried all but shave close to Techs. Very mild but I think the OC version's a tad more aggressive.
Still in the hunt for one but not that common in good shape even though they were made here in Sweden.

I became very fond of Swedish razors as of late and would appreciate expert knowledge on identifying them. Here my humble collection:

1) 101? (40g) ball-end aluminium handle (for export?), marked MATADOR, also on top and Made in Sweden



and more to follow.

2) 101? Short (40g) short ball-end aluminium handle, marked MATADOR and Precisionsrakhyvel

3) Matador de Luxe, Jubilar (64g), 2-piece

4) Matador 112 or 113, bakelite (30g)

5) Matador 121 (52g)

6) Matador Razette (42g)

I bought these and much more as a lot from, what appears to be, someone who worked in the factory - there were 'prototypes' and a whole lot of blades/sample blades in that lot.
Any corrections to my assumptions and further information greatly appreciated.

As has been noted, they all shave great - like a HD Tech.