Slant
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Yep, can't beat a bit of wonky head shaving
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The 37C is a great shaver.
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It's a lovely razor to use, but so is the 37c. I like bringing old razors back into use and would say it feels better made than the 37c, but that could just be confirmation bias.
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Don't ask, don't tell 
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Most Hoffritz slants were made by Merkur and are basically 37-clones. As are Coles and some Pomco-razors. Great shavers (tried 37c, one Pomco and two Hoffritz so far), but they won't outperform the 37c because that's basically what they are (*)
If you want to try a slant, get a 37c. If you like your razors heavy, get a 39c. If you like those and care for vintage, start looking at Hoffritz, or go out and try something entirely different
(*)Pomco made some weird other stuff, and Hoffritz also has a Fasan-based doubleslant. They should perform different, but since I don't own these (yet) I can't say anything about them. The Hoffritz travelkit has a Merkurhead, but I haven't shaved with mine yet.
I have two Hoffritz slants and in performance they are identical to the 37c I had. I got mine many years ago before they were fetching absolutely absurd money. If you want to own one because of the name, no probs. Just don't expect it to shave any different to current Merkurs.
JohnnyO. o/
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Had a 37c, but got rid of it. It was ok, but I just didn't think it brought enough to the face party. I do understand the love of them that some people have, just not me.
