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    This Hess finally got here today. Feels like it took a nice after touching it up on a Zulu grey. Tomorrows shave will tell.

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    Great looking razor! the King of stainless Enjoy!

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    Thanks Martin. I don't know if it is the King of stainless but it does shave as well as my other stainless blades and that is not bad company to be in at all.

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    Those are really the best vintage stainless I have come across. You should enjoy it!
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
    I rest my case.

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    Sorry, I have an aversion to calling something "the best" as that is so subjective a descriptor. I don't have a lot of experience to really make that kind of judgement. I just prefer to say something is very good and in this case at least as good as others I have used in stainless blades. It is right in there giving excellent shaves and I do enjoy using it.

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    Very nice I have one I just picked up last year, they are nice, enjoy!

    Here's mine in as found condition
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    No need to be sorry, Bob! Just complementing your purchase and stating my opinion, not necessarily fact! I have run a pretty good gamut of older stainless razors. Friodurs, FWE, Boker, and C-Mon.
    I feel it one of the best as the Hess 44 seems a better grind to me and hones up very easily. While not a particular stainless fan, the Hess seemed to be the best. I actually have a 42 which is much different than most 42's as it is a bit over 5/8 and a downright a little wedge. Mows down the heaviest beard smoothly. My exclusive travel razor! The others are good too! Not too many "bad" vintage razors out there. I am sure I am not alone!



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    Now that Hess 42 wedge is interesting.

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    I have had a C-Mon, a Hess, and Friodurs. Its hard to say that one is "better" than the others. I love the Friodur 50 1/2 over most of the others, cant stand the Friodur 451 (even though I have 3 of them)
    I had a harder time honing up the C-Mon than any of the others, but they all shaved great.

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    Funny, I have a Friodur 451 and like it as well as the rest of my stainless models. That is why I am really hesitant to say something is the best because it really is a YMMV type thing.

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