Thread: Impressions of the Muhle R41

I shaved with mine this afternoon, with a Feather blade in it. Not for the faint of heart, or inexperienced, but a beautiful 3-pass shave. Feather blades are "cross" on a good day so good technique is essential, but this is definitely my favourite DE, bar none. Yes, I was afraid of it at first and I don't find myself a fan of Feather blades, preferring the Astra, but after a few shaves, I was comfortable with the R41. I'm glad I bought it and also glad I bought it as a second razor and not a first. As always, YMMV.

When you say your "entire face was shaved" what face were you referring to?? LMAO.
Glad to hear you had a good experience with the dreaded muhle buddy thanks for sharing it with all on SRP.

This is the only razor I can get a near perfect shave every time, any blade... Although still not my favorite razor. Go figure

An excellent review, Ryan. Yes, the Muhle R41 is a shaver unlike any other. I have bought and sold the R41 three times. Despite the great shaves and no cuts, the razor has failed to grow on me. So adios. On the other hand, your review has brought the razor to my attention once again, making me think I should order my fourth and just keep it around for an occasional shave.

A very nice review. I also had and sold this razor and we did not get along. I would think such an aggressive razor would need no more then two passes to BBS.

Originally Posted by Obie

On the other hand, your review has brought the razor to my attention once again, making me think I should order my fourth and just keep it around for an occasional shave.

You never know Obie, fourth time could be a charm

Now there is word that Muhle without fanfare late last year introduced a milder R41 toothed comb. So if you just bought the one you reviewed it could be the newer model. I understand the top cap covers more of the blade thus making the razor less aggressive. It appears most dealers & vendors where not aware of this change.

Originally Posted by slantman

Now there is word that Muhle without fanfare late last year introduced a milder R41 toothed comb. So if you just bought the one you reviewed it could be the newer model. I understand the top cap covers more of the blade thus making the razor less aggressive. It appears most dealers & vendors where not aware of this change.

And here I assumed it was due to my superior shaving skills...

All joking aside, I did compare my R41 to several vendor pictures, looked the same to me. Whether or not those pictures were of the less aggressive model I'm not sure since this is the first I've heard of it. I was aware that Muhle made a closed comb version of the R41, which I imagine is less aggressive than its open comb brother.

Originally Posted by slantman

Now there is word that Muhle without fanfare late last year introduced a milder R41 toothed comb. So if you just bought the one you reviewed it could be the newer model. I understand the top cap covers more of the blade thus making the razor less aggressive. It appears most dealers & vendors where not aware of this change.

It looks like the new R41 has wider top cap than the EJ89, while the first version has a narrower cap. I got mine last month at connaught shaving and it is a bit wider than my EJ89. That would explain why I never found it to be the vampire everyone is warning about. Everything else looks identical, that would be the only difference between the 2011 and 2012? versions.