Originally Posted by
jhenry
++1 on the previous advice. I have a Merkur HD and love it. In fact, it was the DE I used before transitioning to straight razor shaving.
Although I do not own and have never used one, I have also heard great things about the Edwin Jagger.
As for the Parker...I do not own one, but have heard that they are a bit aggresive, as DE razor go.
BTW...I think you may do a lot better price-wise by looking at DE's offered by some of the vendors who advertise here at SRP. They have sales during the summer months to reduce inventory.