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Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.

Henson Ti22 +++. It came with the original handle but I like shorter handles so swapped for a Yaqi I had on hand and the brushed finished matches the Ti really well in my opinion.


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I smell like a Christmas pudding
My real question though, that I'm hoping someone here might be able to help with - I'm wondering about the soft case the Tech came in. What do I have here? The razor is Canadian and the case says Canada but do I have a mismatched set? Is it a military set? I've never seen the Khaki sets before with the Fat Handled Techs so I'm not really sure.

For what it's worth it's the "pre-war" model with the triangular base plate holes (so about 1938-1945) - but I thought the Khaki sets were much older than that? Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks!

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According to Mr.Razor it should be a 4 piece Tech set so perhaps you have a mismatched handle.


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According to Mr.Razor it should be a 4 piece Tech set so perhaps you have a mismatched handle.


Yeah, I stumbled across that as well yesterday when I was searching. I guess I was wondering if perhaps they were also released with the 3-peice in Canada at some point.

You're right though - mismatch is the most logical answer. The only thing that made me think it might not be a mismatch is that I got the feeling they all came directly from an estate sale or something because they were full of soap and crud and hair. As opposed to dealer that might have thrown some pieces together to sell them. But, I guess it's entirely possible the original owner lost/damaged the original razor (or handle) and replaced it for his own use at some point.
 
The last couple years after building a decent collection I've stepped back from aquiring new razors. Mostly just been shaving and buying new soaps occasionally. On Saturday though I was wandering around an antique mall where I've not previously had much luck finding Gillette razors. This time though, all in one in vendor display case I came across quite the score. A Canadian Fat Handle Tech, Red Tip Rocket and a Fatboy. All of them full of soap and crud but underneath in immaculate condition once they were gently cleaned up. $43CDN for all three (incredibly cheap around here compared to what I've normally found in the wild)

My real question though, that I'm hoping someone here might be able to help with - I'm wondering about the soft case the Tech came in. What do I have here? The razor is Canadian and the case says Canada but do I have a mismatched set? Is it a military set? I've never seen the Khaki sets before with the Fat Handled Techs so I'm not really sure.

For what it's worth it's the "pre-war" model with the triangular base plate holes (so about 1938-1945) - but I thought the Khaki sets were much older than that? Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks!

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Sweet haul. You will enjoy the Red Tip Rocket.👍
 
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