The 34 c was redesigned recently, see here, and the new design didn’t get good reviews as far as i can tell.
So not discontinued, but the OG 34c is no more.
This German thread discusses the differences. The most relevant ones seem to be a wider head that now covers the blade tabs and shorter pins that engage the cutouts in the blade. Particularly the latter seems to annoy people, because the blade can now spin more easily during loading.
The top cap is also more rounded and higher in the new version.
April 2, 2025
Surprised by how well this Merkur shaved.
They’re great razors
Great little razor, and now unobtainium
Unobtainium you say?? Since when?
The 34 c was redesigned recently, see here, and the new design didn’t get good reviews as far as i can tell.
So not discontinued, but the OG 34c is no more.
This German thread discusses the differences. The most relevant ones seem to be a wider head that now covers the blade tabs and shorter pins that engage the cutouts in the blade. Particularly the latter seems to annoy people, because the blade can now spin more easily during loading.
The top cap is also more rounded and higher in the new version.
I don’t know what DJ is talking about! I can’t find any search results about them being discontinued.
Link in my reply. Not discontinued, but the design changed. It’s not the same anymore
Oh weird.