Merkur Travel Safety Razor Flat Bar

Love this. As I was putting it together I had a James Bond moment as it is so cool. I love how it can unscrew and fit in the palm of your hand when it’s in the razor bag.

It's just what I wanted. It replaces an earlier copy, for which I'd lost several parts down a State Park's sink drain. It's the only razor I need, at home or when travelling or when trekking.

This is a great substitute for my regular Merkur when I'm on the road.

This is a great, little travel razor, but a word of advice: when storing handle for travel, make sure male end of smaller handle piece is stored opposite threaded (female) end of larger handle piece (smaller piece is placed inside larger piece -- this will make more sense when you see the razor in person). I stored it the wrong way one time; and during the course of my travels, the male end managed to get partially threaded into the female end inside the handle! Luckily, I was able to eventually remove it, but it took quite a while. If I hadn't, the razor would've essentially been unusable.

My Uncle who taught me to give myself my own straight shave gave this razor to me when I left for VietNam, 50 years ago. as a going away gift. Back in those days, the Army gave you a free tube of cream whenever you wanted one, but you had to buy "foam" with your own dime. It was the best DE razor I ever owned. My whole set-up was so small that I had no complaaints carrying it around. Buy one as a back-up. You won't regret it! It gives a great shave!