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The completist in me wants one but I sure do like the heft of the chrome versions. The aluminum are really light as you'd imagine.
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Gibbs adjustable razor
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Is there a Gibbs club? I'll of course clean it and try to make it as good as it can be, but the acid question will be answered when I shave with it first time. I think as you gents say it's a smoooth razor, I'll compare it to the 6S on the same shave. I think anything would be hard pushed to approach the 6S smoothness, but we live and learn.
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Having used both, I traded for my Gibbs No 17 from @Blademonkey and the shave it gave was amazing, so much so I sold my Rockwell 6S because I didn't use it again. Nice to see more people getting exposed to Gibbs razors, they are superb shavers, I also have the No 16 and that is a great shave too. Look forward to hearing what you make of it.
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Thank you, nolisco for the information. If it's so good, I think I'll buy a spare. I think it's about time for some vendor to exploit the possibility of making a replica of the Gibbs preferebly with a longer handle. Is the no,16 the aluminum version?
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Razor Emporium has made a stainless steel model (the Rex Ambassador $249) closely based on the Gibbs. They've had some production delay but currently project a release later this month. The other Gibbs project, the Valiant, seems to have been abandoned.
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I'm not sure if it's aluminium, I don't think so in truth. It is a unique razor in that the blade gap is different each side as denoted by a +/-. I personally can't tell much difference between the feel of each side.
The vendor Razor Emporium has created a new adjustable which looks a dead ringer for the Gibbs. http://www.razoremporium.com/rex-supply-co-ambassador-adjustable-stainless-steel-de-razor/
This is the No 16
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I have just landed a second number 17 Gibbs Adjustable , they are that good and I regret selling the other two so I needed a second one, I'm sure you understand! 
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Congrats, now you have a spare. Is it the gold one you bought?I have just landed a second number 17 Gibbs Adjustable , they are that good and I regret selling the other two so I needed a second one, I'm sure you understand!
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"Gibbs" Razors,I have just landed a second number 17 Gibbs Adjustable , they are that good and I regret selling the other two so I needed a second one, I'm sure you understand!
Yet another new name to my vocabulary.
Forgive my ignorance but how good are they Paul?
They look really nice.
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They are one of the best DE razor's I have had the pleasure to own as well as being an adjustable they are silky smooth in action and very efficient indeed, a very over looked razor imo, the DE blades need slight doctoring but it takes a couple of seconds to do and it's vintage, dating back to the 30s up to the late 40s I believe so made extremely well. Looks good too!"Gibbs" Razors,
Yet another new name to my vocabulary.
Forgive my ignorance but how good are they Paul?
They look really nice.
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No, not the gold one but one identical to the one I have already only in slightly better condition on the cap, it's good to have a spare!
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"Gibbs" Razors,
Yet another new name to my vocabulary.
Forgive my ignorance but how good are they Paul?
They look really nice.
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Evening Wayne - if I can help, I bought a Gibbs No.15 earlier in the year - courtesy of a member that has posted on this thread. Beautiful condition, boxed. It's a really good razor for me. Quite compact but reassuringly heavy in the hand. Very effective shavers - I tend to keep mine in the middle of the settings. I was initially concerned about modifying the blades but it's easy - I just snip a notch off each end with a pair of decent kitchen scissors. Nowhere near as off-putting as it sounds. If it were not for the propriety blade system - these things would be changing hands at Slim and Fatboy prices. Yours - I.
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Does anyone know how many Gibbs's razors were made.
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