Product Overview

The Parker SR1 is an all stainless steel clip type barber razor. It takes an ordinary double edge blade snapped in half, and it arrives with five half blades to start you off.

Both the handle and the blade arm are stainless steel, which makes this the plainest and most durable razor in the Parker barber range. There is no resin and no wood to swell, crack or discolour, so it stands up to a busy barbershop sink.

At 1.7 oz on a 5 3/4 in frame it has enough weight to sit still in the hand without feeling heavy through a long shave.

Key Features

• ✓ Clip to close mechanism holds the half blade square
• ✓ Stainless steel handle and blade arm
• ✓ Takes any double edge blade, snapped in half
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades included
• ✓ Weight 1.7 oz, length 5 3/4 in
• ✓ No honing and no stropping ever needed

What Is Included

• ✓ Parker SR1 straight barber razor
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades

The five blades are supplied loose in the box and are not fitted in the razor, so load a blade before the first shave.

Product Specifications

How a Clip Type Barber Razor Works

A barber razor of this kind is not a traditional hollow ground straight razor. Nothing is honed or stropped. You snap an ordinary double edge blade in half and clip one half into the blade arm, which gives you a fresh, genuinely sharp edge every time for the price of half a blade.

The clip to close mechanism is the part that matters. The arm folds over the blade and clips shut, which holds the half blade flat and square along its whole length. A blade that sits square does not chatter, and chatter is what causes the nicks people associate with these razors.

Who This Razor Is Best For

Weight and Shaving Feel

The SR1 weighs 1.7 oz and measures 5 3/4 in, which puts it in the middle of the Parker barber range for weight. All stainless steel construction concentrates that weight evenly rather than in the handle alone, so the razor tends to sit flat against the face and hold its angle by itself.

How a razor feels is subjective and varies from one shaver to another. Beard type, blade choice, lather and technique all affect the result, so treat these descriptions as a general guide rather than a promise about your own shave.

Getting the Best from Your Razor

1. Prepare the skin first. Many shavers find a hot shower or a warm damp towel before the shave makes a difference.
2. Build lather with a shave soap or cream. A shave brush lifts the hair and spreads the lather more evenly.
3. Let the razor do the work and apply very little pressure. Hold the head at a shallow angle to the skin rather than pressing it flat.
4. Take the first pass with the grain, then reduce further on later passes if you want to.
5. Rinse the head under running water between passes rather than tapping the razor on the sink.
6. Change the blade once it starts to feel rough or drag. Blade life varies between individuals.

Care and Storage

Rinse the razor under warm running water after every shave and shake the water off. Open the clip arm and rinse underneath it as well, because lather and cut hair collect there more than anywhere else on the razor.

Remove the blade before you put the razor away, and never store it with a blade clipped in. Rinse the blade arm and the handle, dry them, and keep the razor somewhere dry and open to the air. Stainless steel resists rust well but a blade left clipped in a damp razor will mark the arm.

Keep unused blades dry and stored in their original packaging. Place used blades in a sealed Razor Blade Bank or another puncture-resistant container. Never place loose blades directly in household trash.

Shipping and Returns

Ships fast from Montreal, Canada. Free shipping in Canada on orders $49+.

See our Shipping Policy and Return & Refund Policy for full details.

Frequently Asked Questions