Merkur Progress 500 (Gold Version)

I suspect that this was aimed at the US market. It came in a Hoffritz branded case with two ivory coloured blade banks.
This one has seen a fair bit of use before I bought it as can be seen by the plate loss on the bar.

 

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Merkur 500 Vintage
How does it shave?
Just like the current progress - In other words - Its an excellent shaver.

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