Russian DE Converted to SE

I got this Russian DE razor in the TSD raffle last year. Today, having never shaved with it, I converted it to a SE razor to use half DE blades. This type of razor is known as a SHaDE razor. Single edge Half Double Edge.

 

  

The razor had some plate loss, so I had to decide which side to remove. I placed it in my vice and used a hack saw to remove one side of the head.

 

I ended up taking off the plating from the top cap. 

 

 

 

So the top is raw brass now.

 

Updated: January 5, 2020

Here is a video showing off the razor.