Originally Posted by
BobH
Forget cartridge razors and go back to what really killed SRs, the Gillette DE. My guess is that men were tired of having to strop and other wise maintain their straights. Just quicker and easier with a DE. I know some of the old open comb Gillette DEs will give a straight a run for it's money in achieving a close shave. They are actually not a bad alternative to a straight razor, neither is a modern Muhle R41. If you have only used cartridge razors you got in on the tail end of the gradual degradation of the early Gillette DEs to the sad modern version cartridge razor represent. Add to that if you have only used canned crap for lather then you have a recipe for bad shaves.
Bob