Walbusch B5
(Black Version)

For a few years this was my only Gap Adjustable Slant razor.
Its as though they mated a Walbusch B3 with a Merkur Progress and awesomness is what popped out. It was patented in 1937, so it goes back to just before WW2 and pre-dates the Merkur Progress.
Its a Humpback slant so the blade is not twisted. I believe that the handle is Silver plated. The adjuster knob is interchangable with the one from the shorter Merkur Progress
The one in the third and forth images below is a recent addition. The black on the handle is patina and I have decided to keep it like that for the time been (afterall - its easy for me to polish it off but took years to form)
The razor itself has seen very little use.

 
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Walbusch Black B5
How does it shave?
One word - AWESOME.
The edges on the one in the pictures has a few flea bites but it doesn't seem to matter. I can throw any blade into it - its not fussy. Its such an easy shaver and by far my best shaving slant, so it gets used pretty frequently
If Merkur were to re-introduce it, I personally believe that it would be an instant success.
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