[dangus]

Seems amazingly expensive.

[gnarledmaw]

My father bought one in the 60s Im still using. I guess Id have to do some gazintas to know for sure.

[Svartalfiar]

Seems amazingly expensive.

How so? Buying the fancy Gillette crap is about $50 for the razor and barely a year (12-16x) of cartridges, if you buy in bulk. A straightblade is easily $100+, not including strop, brush, etc. $60 for a safety razor (and blade refills are cheap!) really isn't even a big upfront cost, really.