Top 5 Safety Razors

Yes...another top five list. Just when I thought my list was stable things changed. First Harvey introduced me to a vintage razors I had not heard of and then I joined a Cobra Classic traveling tour . My revised list of my 5 favorite razors is now:

1) Cobra Classic

2) Wilkinson Sticky

3) Gibbs Click Pen

4) Merkur Futur

5) iKon Open Comb Bulldog

What makes your list?

Mine changes from time to time as I try razors that are new to me.

Cobra Classic

iKon S3S

iKon OC Spindle (no longer have)

Everyready 1924 ( just acquired)

Rothbart #15

I only have four razors in my collection, but I have plans for a fifth so I'll just go from there.


1. Baxter of California
2. Weber DLC razor(planning on picking one up)
3. Muhle r41
4. Merkur 34c
5. Parker 22r

1. Gem OCMM
2. Merkur 39C SlantHammer
3. Schick Injector
4. Gem Heavy Flat Top, G-Bar, Enigma
5. Gillette Slim on 9

no particular order:

1. any 89 series
2. Gillette Slim
3. Gillette Black Beauty Slim
4. Gillette Tech
5. Feather AS-D1

in no particular order:

1930 NEW President
40's SuperSpeed
1964 Slim Adjustable
Edwin Jagger DE89
Feather AS-D1

Here are my top five in no particular order

Feather AS

Gillette Black Beauty

iKon Hybrid Bulldog

Edwin Jagger DE89

Gillette Fatboy

Slim
Super Adjustable (short & long)
New (short and long comb)
Merkur 34C HD
'40s Tech fat handle

The next one I'm buying from BULLGOOSE!

kav Wrote:The next one I'm buying from BULLGOOSE!

Please give us a hint.

My list is in no particular order and is subject to regular change, but currently:

Ikon OSS
Ikon S3S
Goodfella (Black head)
Muhle R74 (Butterscotch handle)
Merkur 1904 (41C) OC

1. EJ 89
2. Gillette New
3. Lord L6
4. Mekur Futur
5. Muhle R41

Edwin Jagger DE89
Muhle R41
Feather AS-D1
Merkur 23C
Merkur 25C

I use them all in rotation, although I use some of the heads with various handles. The handle that gets most use is an iKon bulldog.

1) Bull Mastiff XL with NEW long teeth head
2) Edwin Jagger Barley
3) Merkur Futur
4) Pils 101NN
5) Merkur 39c Slant

Schick I1
Schick G1
Schick I2 Hydro-magic
Schick E3
Schick J1

• GEM 1912
  GEM OCMM
  GEM Minuteman
  NDC US Aristocrat
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I tend to lean towards milder razors:

Edwin Jagger DE87 (and I have a DE89BA11 Barley on the way),
Feather AS-D1 (All Stainless),
iKon Bulldog 3-piece (second generation, with safety bars),
Weber, and
Gillette Tech with thick handle.

- Murray

Hm, toughy. Today I'd say:

Feather All-Stainless
1947 Super Speed
Hoffritz Slant
Slim Adjustable
Early Fat Handle Tech
Weber

Wait, is that six? Well look what I did.

Gentlemen, make mine:

Feather stainless steel
Edwin Jagger variety
Muhle "Sophist" in light horn
Gillette Aristocrat
Gillette Fatboy

FaTip
Muhle R41 ('11)
iKon Bulldog OC
iKon Modern
Gillette Knack

Honorable Mention - Gillette Fatboy