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I went ahead and picked up this razor on eBay... dont have it in hand yet.
dubl duck Litetime Blade Type Straight Razor - eBay (item 110253083562 end time May-21-08 20:14:12 PDT)
There was no mention of markings on the tang....but for as cheap as it went...and as good a looking blade that it had...might as well bite for the money.
Do you think its really a Dubl Duck?...if not...what do you think it is?
Being described as having a removable blade, I think it's a shavette. :( Read this for more information.
I think the listing of a disposable blade as a "lifetime blade" would have kept me away from this one.
Had it actually been a DD Lifetime real str8 you would have scored big. Lifetimes are rather rare.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrbhagwan
It is a Dubl Duck it is a Lifetime.... They made 2 different types this one that you see here in the e-bay listing, is used with disposable blades.. The other that is a "real" straight razor, often refered to as the Grim Reaper shown here...
The Reaper version in good shape is a fairly rare razor to find
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...k-Lifetime.jpg
Oh.... no....
I looked at the pic again and see that my eyes have fooled me...
I thought that was a whole blade.... I thought the line running down it was a reflection... now I see its where you put a disposable blade in...
Aw....dammit.
Oh well..... another "wall hanger"
Thanks guys. I learned from this one.
Actually,
That is a genuine duck, but not the one you are looking for I believe. There are two types of lifetime, the first is a regular straight, as pictured above, the other takes replacement blades, much like a shavette, feather, Weck, and other similar razors. I'm not sure if it was intended for shaving or for use as a hairstyling razor, but I've seen one, and they are indeed the real deal. They are also not the ones everyone clamors for.
John P.
The lifetime series were supposedly the better quality razors that were sold by Bresnick and bresduck. Supposedly they would last a lifetime. As everyone else said yes it is a DD and yes it uses disposable blades. Probably meant more for hair trimming. Look on the shank and see if it says pearlduck or Bresnick or bresduck and if it says lifetime. Pearlduck didn't make lifetimes but they did make a disposable.