Author: David McNay Bought this razor after using various disposables and cartridge razors. I much prefer the look and feel of this razor, and the shave I get from it is one of the best I've had. Consider me a convert!
Author: Douglas Broughton A very precise razor with good engineering. The two piece design fits together well, which allows the blade to sit in the correct place every time. square to the guide edge and protruding the same each side. My existing 1 piece razor does not allow this luxury, and yet was not cheap.
If you have big hands then the long handled version would be a good bet but it looks as if the head is the same.
Doug
Author: Alexander Scott I bought this razor as an introduction to de shaving. The first time I used it I was very impressed. Good quality at a bargin price. Also the blades are good value too.
Author: Graeme Couttie I have just bought one of these. Why? I have a Merkur Futur (which I love!) but I wanted something a little smaller to put in my travel bag and after looking at what was available I chose a 1904. Merkur do make a functional Travel Razor which is more expensive but has the advantage that it reduces to fit into a very small pouch but I didn�t feel I needed to go to that extreme! The 1904 razor has a lovely classic design, small handle and a nice weight which feels just right in the hand. It has great manoeuvrability and is small enough to get at those harder places (under the nose especially a trouble spot for me) easily. This may be at the cheaper end of the market but quality is not sacrificed, it is very well made in three solid, nickel plated parts all with a mirror like shine, and I think it will long outlast me! It gives a close shave but not an aggressive one and even those with sensitive skin should not have any trouble with the dreaded razor burn making it an ideal starter razor. Hard to believe the design is 105 years old! Things have not changed that much, have they? I use mine with Derby Extras and Taylors Shaving Cream, the ideal combination for my face. Buy it here, you will not find it cheaper! Even as a second razor, you will not be disappointed, your main Razor may even get relegated!
Author: Andrew Plant I bought this little fella after reaching a state of extreme discontent with the shave I was getting from my Mach3. Half a dozen cuts and a face left more sensitive than a politician's ego isn't my idea of a good shave.
I used to use a DE razor way back when I began shaving at the age of 14, in the 1970s, but hadn't handled one since then, so I wanted a DE safety razor with similar characteristics and the Merkur 42 fitted the bill perfectly. I fitted a Derby Extra blade, brushed up a lather of Erasmic (a brand which I also used to use in the dim and distant past!) on my multi-grained (hair growing in FIVE different directions) face and set to.
What a delight! The razor glided over my face even on the first pass on a lazy fortnight-worth of stubble), a second pass and a few "touches" here and there, and I had the smoothest shave I've ever been able to get outside of a visit to the barber! Have I been (re)-converted to "traditional" DE safety razor shaving? You betcha, and all for the cost of a couple of months' worth of Mach3 blades!!
Author: Roland Carlile This little gem came in the post today ,only ordered yesterday.Top quality item fits and screws together perfect,just used it for the first time ,no cuts nicks of marks and for the price its great . will have to try a few different blades now , also great for trimming sides square . well pleased .
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