Razors with a toothed/comb attachment were the original safety razors. They go back as far as the 1850s when C. Stewart & Co. produced the Plantagenet Guard Razor that was safe enough to used by the blind, invalid, nervous and paralyzed . . . without fear.
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In the early 1900s there were many manufacturers, including Weck, Durham, Litt, Curley, Landers Frary & Clark, etc., making guarded safety razors. Also available were adjustable comb guards, like the Shavezy, that could be slid over the blade and tightened by screws. These preceded Gillette and were around for many years. Weck was still producing their safety razors well into the 1960s. Although this design was eventually used by beauticians, hairdressers and dog groomers, it was originally designed, sold and used as a shaving razor.
As for being used by sissies, I would like to have been able to introduce you to my ex-marine uncle who was a life-long Weck user. He would have quickly disavowed you of that notion.
Regards - Weck