Vanguard razor from The Razor Company (2025)

Looks like an interesting new stainless steel DE razor from The Razor Company: They offer three baseplates and what looks to be a nice polished finish.

If anyone gets this razor, I'm sure the community would be interested in your comments about it!

kaufdrop27 said:

Just get @LRod in here he buys everything!

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I don't know if to take that as a compliment!
In all seriousness, my crazy buying brought me two incredible razors from The Razor Store:
The TRC Level 2 stainless and the TRC Level 2 titanium which are no longer available
(The Ti was only available for a couple weeks and that was it!)
I mention this because they happen to be in my top 10!
They're that good!
And whoever they use to do the machining is excellent. They make great razors!
@StewB , thanks for posting this, it looks like a really nice razor at a great price.
I'll take a deeper look at it later on today!

LRod said:

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I don't know if to take that as a compliment!
In all seriousness, my crazy buying brought me two incredible razors from The Razor Store:
The TRC Level 2 stainless and the TRC Level 2 titanium which are no longer available
(The Ti was only available for a couple weeks and that was it!)
I mention this because they happen to be in my top 10!
They're that good!
And whoever they use to do the machining is excellent. They make great razors!
@StewB , thanks for posting this, it looks like a really nice razor at a great price.
I'll take a deeper look at it later on today!

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First time reading 'Top 10'... If you don't mind me asking, how many razors do you own?

BladeOfHonor said:

First time reading 'Top 10'... If you don't mind me asking, how many razors do you own?

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I believe I'm up to like 87!
3/4 modern, 1/4 vintage or something like that!

LRod said:

I believe I'm up to like 87!
3/4 modern, 1/4 vintage or something like that!

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With so many options, how do you even begin to choose which one to use on any given day? I have 4 and sometimes find that choice challenging enough

BladeOfHonor said:

With so many options, how do you even begin to choose which one to use on any given day? I have 4 and sometimes find that choice challenging enough

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At one point in my journey I had 4!
And then it goes nuts when you "seek" the one!
And then you seek the next best, next best, etc..
Reason for me: Buy, try, keep & sell!
Keep only the modern ones I find best (and keep all the vintage ones) and keep some that have no real value to sell.
That's how I got to that quantity!
And the ones that don't make the cut (that have value) are the ones that fund the next ones that come in.
In terms of choosing:
I have a razor rack that holds a few razors on my bathroom countertop and also have some in individual stands.
The ones on the countertop are my favorites and I use a different one every day. I just rotate left to right!
All the others are stored and only come out every once in a while whenever I think about them.

LRod said:

At one point in my journey I had 4!
And then it goes nuts when you "seek" the one!
And then you seek the next best, next best, etc..
Reason for me: Buy, try, keep & sell!
Keep only the modern ones I find best (and keep all the vintage ones) and keep some that have no real value to sell.
That's how I got to that quantity!
And the ones that don't make the cut (that have value) are the ones that fund the next ones that come in.
In terms of choosing:
I have a razor rack that holds a few razors on my bathroom countertop and also have some in individual stands.
The ones on the countertop are my favorites and I use a different one every day. I just rotate left to right!
All the others are stored and only come out every once in a while whenever I think about them.

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Only the ones that deliver exceptional shave get to hold a place of honor on your countertop. I'm genuinely curious: could you share your top 5 razors. No rush at all, take as much time as you need to think

LRod said:

I believe I'm up to like 87!
3/4 modern, 1/4 vintage or something like that!

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Legend

helicopter said:

I have well over 200 razors, but a lot of them are cheapies.

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Legend x2

Just ordered the aluminum TRC Level 2.

The second most interesting one there right now is the English Reggie, but I think the handle is ugly, and it wasn't clear to me what 1940 design it pays homage to.

The sort of reverse Goodwill top cap on the Vanguard looks interesting, but not $200 interesting. It is a cool way to engage the alignment holes in the standard blade stamp. Actually, that handle has nice knurling, but the little polished section by the bottom end throws the aesthetic off.

StewB said:

Looks like an interesting new stainless steel DE razor from The Razor Company: They offer three baseplates and what looks to be a nice polished finish.

If anyone gets this razor, I'm sure the community would be interested in your comments about it!

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There, I fixed it for you.

Is this what you wanted to discuss in this thread?

helicopter said:

Just ordered the aluminum TRC Level 2.

The second most interesting one there right now is the English Reggie, but I think the handle is ugly, and it wasn't clear to me what 1940 design it pays homage to.

The sort of reverse Goodwill top cap on the Vanguard looks interesting, but not $200 interesting. It is a cool way to engage the alignment holes in the standard blade stamp. Actually, that handle has nice knurling, but the little polished section by the bottom end throws the aesthetic off.

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Hahahahaha, I ordered it 2 hours ago!
Ordered it after reading post #5 above.
I went to check out the Vanguard and noticed they now had the aluminum in the Level 2!
I had the aluminum when it first came out a couple years ago (from the original artisan before TRC took it over).
It was the SCS Model A and it was inefficient. Now with the Level 2 it should match the stainless & titanium versions which I love.

LRod said:

Hard to pick just 5 since I like quite a few equally in no specific order:
-Wolfman WR3 Bronze GEM .40 OC
-Wolfman Guerrilla Ti .69 DC
-Atelier Durdan stainless Le Maurice 1.20 grooved
-Atelier Durdan stainless Number 7 .09
-Tatara Nodachi
-TRC titanium Level 2
-Razorock Superslant 2+
-Blackland Sabre V2
-Hone Bronze type 15
-Focus Tritok Concave stainless
-'24 Rocnel Sailor
Off the top of my head, those are my favorites!
I've got a couple recent ones that are on trial mode right now as well!

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I don't have a single one of these unless you count the aluminum TRC I just ordered.

Shargan8 said:

There, I fixed it for you.

The Vanguard Stainless Steel Safety Razor | 316L Mirror Polish | The Razor Company

The Vanguard is TRC’s signature 316L stainless razor with mirror polish, 88g balance, and three precision base plates. Designed in-house for elite performance.

www.therazorcompany.com

Is this what you wanted to discuss in this thread?

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Yeah, that's the one we are discussing.

helicopter said:

I don't have a single one of these unless you count the aluminum TRC I just ordered.

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I'm sure you'll like it!
Notice both TRC's (stainless & titanium)
are on my top list. They're the cheapest from all of those and are fantastic.
BTW:
I had The Reggie's Jupiter brass and the Saturn stainless and they're now long gone!