Merkur Progress 510 Long Handle Safety Razor - No Blade Included

This is just a lovely razor. It has the virtue of adjustability via the plastic knob of an unknown ancient colour. Using this numbers 1 to 5 can be selected. This corresponds with 1 to 5 mild to aggressive. I normally start at 3, with the grain. Then 2, across the grain, and 1, against the grain. This gives me a baby smooth shave every other day. It's relatively easy to set the dial before a pass but difficult to see the numbers. I can't say the razor is easy to hold. It is heavy, and feels very substantial but it is smooth metal, it gets slippery and is easy to drop. The other drawback is the plastic knob. Apparently a lot of people don't like it and there is even a brass or stainless steel replacement ( an Opgress) which can be had for an unlikely sum of money. Personally I think the knob is great. Nobody can say what colour it is. Objectively it's yellow but it could be old ivory or an off white or cream. Whatever, I really love it. The Progress came out in 1955, it's 66 years old. I think this knob makes it look like something out of the 30's. It's exquisite, delicately curved on the bevels and embellished with the Merkur crest on the bottom. Lovely, and this razor is a lovely old thing and a piece of precision German engineering at the same time. I highly recommend it.

I've got quite a few de razors from vintage and new and I've got to say this is one of the best I've got, love the weight and the look with the mustache shape blade tray and the smooth fluted handle with the cream plastic nob, when using, you got to make sure you got a good grip on it with the handle being smooth, but I use the old trick of rubbing my fingers on a alum block which helps a bit. I would recommend this razor or any de razor for that matter to anyone who is after a nice clean shave with blades that don't cost you a arm and a leg. If this is your first de razor or your starting to get into wet shaving i would also recommend buying a brush and proraso red (sandalwood ) shaving soap, it's cheap and you get a great lather.

This razor is a retro look design, it does look like it dates from the 1940s. It's quite heavy in the hand too but well balanced in use. The adjustment knob goes twice around its scale (1-6 then 1-6 again plus a bit more) to provide a huge range of adjustment. I've never needed to turn it beyond 5 (on the first turn) before it tears my face off. The handle is also quite thick and as this is the longer handled version it fits in my large hands well. Merkur do a shorter version also. Cleaning the razor is easy as the guard bars are channel section so they can be washed out from either end under the tap.

Really good razor although when I put blade in I found it did not line up with the dot and number 1 position. Having checked you tube there was a fix for this. Get some decent shaving cream not out of a can and you will never go back to the supermarket and buy the 3 ,4 or 5 blade cartridge razors again.

I originally bought the short handled travel version of this razor and found it was extremely good. However, the handle was just a bit to short for my hands although it would be OK as a travel razor. Just bought the long handled version and consider it to be the best razor I have ever used. Handle length is perfect, perfect balance and weight. It can also be customised to suite your beard and skin type by changing the angle of the blade via the knurled knob on the bottom. I currently use 2.5 with a Supermax blade but I will start to try other settings with different brands of blade. All in all a top notch razor that will be difficult to improve.

Really nice to use. A bit expensive for what it is but gives me a very good shave. Some have reported that it is good for large hands, but as I have small hands, I find that the balance is good for me. If you need to travel with a razor like this, a smaller one would probably be easier.

Thread rotted on top head after 6 months, not what you'd expect with this price razor. unable to contact supplier

Fantastic razor. Great for beginners and experience shavers. Very easy to use and smooth shave. Very well built. German engineering at its best.

I have been using this razor for over two years and I absolutely love it. The weight is perfect, the handle is a good length for my giant hands and the adjustability means I can always dial in the right blade angle for the job. The mechanism and the overall body and finish have proven very durable too. I will definitely keep this for a long time.

Un rasoir très agréable à utiliser. Le coût d'achat sera amorti par l'usage de lames jetables, bien moins chères que les rasoirs multilames en plastique et bien plus écologiques. Le bouton à la base permet de régler la dureté de rasage. On peut changer en cours et faire une première passe douce et la suivante plus dure pour un rasage au plus près. J'ai aussi le modèle "Futur" de Merkur, plus contemporain de dessin, très bel objet, mais pas moyen de le régler en cours de rasage avec les mains pleines de savon. Ce modèle est d'une bonne prise en main, assez long, assez lourd. Un bel outil qui nécessite toutefois quelques essais prudents avant de trouver ses marques. Mais après le rasage devient un vrai plaisir tous les matins ! Je recommande cet achat avec un bon blaireau pour préparer la peau. La aussi, économique à la longue : plus de bombes de mousses onéreuses et peu écologiques. EDIT : après plusieurs mois d'utilisation, ce rasoir fait preuve d'une bonne efficacité et fiabilité. Si vous avez des contours de barbe à dessiner (moustaches, favoris...) qui nécessitent de la précision dans le rasage, ce rasoir n'est pas adapté car la tête est assez épaisse. On se tournera alors vers un modèle non réglable de type Edwin Jagger dont la tête est plus fine et maniable. Pour un rasage sans fioriture par contre, le Merkur est parfait.

Bu tıraş makinesi, taban kapağındaki delta işareti (üçgen), kafa kapağındaki çizgi işaretine doğru şekilde yerleştirilse bile, ilk tıraştan itibaren yanlış hizalama sorunları yaşayan tıraş makinelerinden biridir. bu sorun bende ciddi jilet yanıkları, çentikler ve cildimin ağlamasına neden oldu. Montajdan sonra bıçak tıraş makinesinin içine yerleştirildiğinde sorun açıkça görülmektedir. bıçağın sol tarafından taban plakasına doğru aşağıya doğru bir eğilim olduğunu açıkça görebilirsiniz. bunu iade etmenin bir yolu var mı?

Edit Update; some reviewers point out the sound this razor makes as it is shaving, so during my latest shaves with this new razor, I also noted that there is indeed a sound of the razor cutting the whiskers. It's not just sound traveling through the face and bones into the ear, but it is audible outside of the face. This means once the whiskers have been shaved to smooth face, the sound will stop. What an ingenious design! The high quality of this MERKUR Progress Adjustable 2-Piece Double Edge Safety Razor, long handle (510 model number) was immediately apparent with first shave. The design/engineering, weight, adjustability of this razor are probably one of the best of all available. I purchased high-quality DE blades and I had tried them in my former safety razor (butterfly, non- adjustable, type), but the blades did not perform as expected. I have tried them in this Merkur Progress adjustable, and the difference is like night and day - the blades are indeed highest quality and that quality is brought our by this razor. The price is the best I have found (the same razor sells for $10-30 or more via other vendors). Sustainability - no further need for throw away plastic blades and handles; no need to further contribute to the massive global-scale plastic trash problems - as this Merkur Progress Adjustable razor will last many years and the blades are inexpensive as well. I purchased the long-handle version (since I've been using a long handle up to now), but because of the excellent design/engineering of this razor, it is balanced just right to facilitate correct angles and movements with just 2-3 fingers (the longer handle is for those with larger hands); so, save some money (to buy good blades, etc.) and buy the short handle version.With this razor, shaving is incredibly smooth; it's shaving bliss.

Ho iniziato ad usare i rasoi di sicurezza da qualche tempo e ne possiedo variati modelli. Dopo aver acquisito una tecnica di rasatura decente, ho deciso che, anche per sfizio, era arrivato il momento di un regolabile e anche per una questione estetica , ed essendo un soddisfatto possessore di due altri rasoi Merkur, la scelta è ricaduta sul Progress. Il rasoio è molto bello e soprattutto ben costruito. La qualità dei materiali e della cromatura sono di alto livello:nessuna sbavatura o residuo di lavorazione. La lametta risulta perfettamente centrata a tutti i livelli di regolazione. È quindi esente dal difetto che alcuni hanno rilevato. Il settaggio della ghiera, a nottolino perfettamente serrato corrisponde a +. Ho provato il Progress, per la prima volta, il giorno dopo il suo arrivo, armato con una Gillette Platinum; regolazione 2,5 per la prima passata di pelo e 2 per la seconda passata di pelo traverso. Ha fatto fuori una barba di 3 giorni senza alcuno sforzo, scorreva e cantava, portandosi v ia tutto. Con due passate e piccoli ritocchi il risultato è stato per me incredibile...il miglior risultato sinora ottenuto con i DE in rapporto all'impegno ed alla tecnica adottati nella sbarbata. Sembrava andare col pilota automatico, e che fosse il rasoio a guidare la mano. 33 anni di multilama, quando farsi la barba era una seccatura, dimenticati in due passate. Vista la facilità di utilizzo (che richiede comunque una certa tecnica), la sua solidità, la possibilità di essere dolcissimo o aggressivo secondo la regolazione prescelta, ne fanno un rasoio che può essere quello definitivo, che può accompagnare le nostre sbarbate per anni. Tra i regolabili a costi "umani" è sicuramente quello che garantisce un uso adatto a chiunque, non essendo troppo aggressivo come è, invece, l'altro regolabile Merkur:il Futur. Per me promosso a pieni voti.