New addition to the family...

[Dagwoodz]

Well...I finally broke down and picked up a premium SE razor...unobtanium to top it off. Just won an auction on THAT site for a lightly used Colonial General in brass. Now the long wait for it to arrive! Pictures below are from the listing.

 

[DocHoliday0831]

Well...I finally broke down and picked up a premium SE razor...unobtanium to top it off. Just won an auction on THAT site for a lightly used Colonial General in brass. Now the long wait for it to arrive! Pictures below are from the listing.

Very nice Josh do you have some blades?

 

[Dagwoodz]

Very nice Josh do you have some blades?

Thanks, TJ! I have some Feather pros on hand and some pro-guards coming in.

 

[Blade4vor]

Congrats, Josh!

I have the General Silver aluminum and it's a really good shaver. I would imagine that the brass is even nicer.

 

[DocHoliday0831]

I haven’t tried the General but in the RX the ProGuard blades are just ok but the Pro blades are homerun hitters. I just got some of the Schick p-30 proline blades to try next.

 

[Dagwoodz]

Congrats, Josh! I have the General Silver aluminum and it's a really good shaver. I would imagine that the brass is even nicer.

I passed on a black aluminum one for 1/3 the cost, but wanted a heavier razor. If I missed this one I was planning on going with the 316 SS version they have available now. Looking forward to seeing how it shaves!

 

[Dagwoodz]

I haven’t tried the General but in the RX the ProGuard blades are just ok but the Pro blades are homerun hitters. I just got some of the Schick p-30 proline blades to try next.

I'll eventually try the super pros, along withe the Kai blades. I haven't heard of Schick selling AC style blades...interesting!

 

[DocHoliday0831]

I'll eventually try the super pros, along withe the Kai blades. I haven't heard of Schick selling AC style blades...interesting!

i didn’t know either until a journal on the other site. He did an awesome blade analysis and had Schick A/C listed as best. I grabbed 60 of them on the net for like 18$

 

[DocHoliday0831]

i didn’t know either until a journal on the other site. He did an awesome blade analysis and had Schick A/C listed as best. I grabbed 60 of them on the net for like 18$

pm me your address and I will send you a couple of them and a couple pro supers to try if you want and some Kai if you want too

 

[BarberDave]

Nice Score Josh

 

[Quijote]

Nice razor.

 

[gvw755]

I got the black aluminum one when it first came out and it is one of the three I kept out of all the Feather AC safety razors. Something about the General being so simple but efficient. I contemplated the brass and the SS because of the weight, but both times I decided to leave well enough alone. Let us know how the shave goes.

 

[BrickHud]

Well...I finally broke down and picked up a premium SE razor...unobtanium to top it off. Just won an auction on THAT site for a lightly used Colonial General in brass.

I can only hope that your face loves that razor as much as mine does. I know YMMV, but in this case I'm hoping it doesn't vary at all. I hope you get EXACTLY the mileage I get out of the brass General. With a Schick Proline blade installed, it's worth whatever you paid.

 

[The Monkey]

Are you going to let it get a patina or keep it shiny? I have and like the brass but couldn't stand the bare brass so I got it plated in nickel.

 

[Dagwoodz]

I still haven't decided if I want to let the petunia develop or nothe. Knowing me and my military background I'll polish it up with some Maas that I have on hand.

That looks great replated!

 

[McVeyMac]

Well...I finally broke down and picked up a premium SE razor...unobtanium to top it off. Just won an auction on THAT site for a lightly used Colonial General in brass. Now the long wait for it to arrive! Pictures below are from the listing.

Great Find Josh. I looked at these back when I was in the AC SE acquisition phase. At that time, I don't think they were being manufactured any more, but were still available at some dealers. I almost pulled the trigger, but with two ATT SE2s and an Asylum RX, I decided enough is enough.

i didn’t know either until a journal on the other site. He did an awesome blade analysis and had Schick A/C listed as best. I grabbed 60 of them on the net for like 18$

I recall reading about these blades on that other site in the SE section. I have always intended to do something with them, but I so rarely use anything but a straight razor that I just have not done it.