What to look for when buying a new, used or vintage Butterfly Safety Razor.

In this video I got over what you should look for when buying a New, Used or Vintage Twist to Open (Butterfly style) Safety Razor.
I feature in the video a 1956 Gillette Red Tip a 1973 Gillette Flare Tip a Van Der Hagen Chrome and Black 85mm Safety Razor and a Parker 87r.
Shave wise the Red tip and Flare tip shave the best. They're both very smooth shaving razors and they're both very forgiving. The Van Der Hagan is also a smooth shaving razor thats is very forgiving as well however it doesn't shave as closely as the Gillettes. The Parker however is a razor you need to take your time with. It has more blade exposure and more blade gap so it's easier to knick yourself with it. It's the closest shaving razor of the bunch.

[@ManC_I-B-MCJ]

great video. i love the close up shots. very detailed descriptions. thank you for taking the time.👍

[@jtnachtlauf1961]

Hello. Great close up details. Thanks for your video. How would be the contemporary Wilkinson TTO compared to the VDH? I've used Wilkinson TTO for cca 10 shaves and this butterfly was not so mild as I thought before. Greetings from the Czech Republic.

[@RobertNES816]

I wouldn't know. I don't have the Wilkinson TTO razor. The VDH is pretty mild though.

[@tylerdean980]

I’ve never tried one of these, I just use a straight razor.

[@NickzAndMikz]

Cool

[@johnanderson3700]

I have a difficult time with Van Der Hagen as, for some reason, they really cause a lot of cuts, and leave my face burning and bleeding. Maybe it’s my technique, but I use Gillette with no issues. At first I thought it was the blade, but changing blade didn’t help. I wonder if my face just can’t deal with a razor this aggressive.

[@RobertNES816]

You could have a defective razor. The VDH is about as aggressive as a Gillette Blue Tip.