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A Gillette Aristocrat popped up on marketplace near me. I’ve only used my Merkur 34C and (now broken) 39C. No experience with vintage Gillettes.

Are they generally okay to use? I shave 1-2 times a week. That includes head shaving which was wondrous with the Sledgehammer, but the 34C is just average.

I wouldn’t need to get it replated would I? I can see it’s not rusty, and the pictures look fine just obviously old.

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[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If I understand correctly, Gillette Aristocrat is not one razor, but a serious of different razors:

[Edit: @walden@sub.wetshaving.social beat me to the link](https://www.razorarchive.com/articles/gillette-aristocrat-history)

That being said, vintage Gillettes are good razors, and can be used for shaving every day. The 34C is a very mild razor, and whatever you may buy will likely be more efficient. I have a vintage Slim Adjustable, which is a great razor, and also a Black Beauty (which I like a bit less, but it was produced in my birthday quarter).

I can't speak to head shaving, but if you can get a vintage Gillette for a good price, go for it!

[–] BlueSquid0741 3 points 6 days ago

Thanks for that. It obviously wasn’t an aristocrat since it didn’t have the barber pole handle. And SDF went down all day so I couldn’t get back on here.

So I kept looking around, and checking the Mr razor information, it’s almost definitely it’s a 1949 aristocrat jr.

Anyway, I bought it so I’ll see better it’s condition when I get it, but the pictures looked like it’s just old and worn.