Kickstarter is a good place to find some innovative and high-tech projects that can be used for airsoft. But it's also a good place for some simple projects that are useful for in our everyday lives and do not need to be powered by batteries. This project, initially spotted by Tactical Fanboy, is more of repurposing of a deadly product into something for personal hygiene purposes.
This reminds me of an entry in the bible about "Swords to ploughshares", but this one is more of a .50 caliber shell converted into a razor. Called the Vulcan Razor, it is a project of a veteran-run business in Texas called Coxswain USA. Established by Rick Kadets, who is a US Marine Veteran, entrepreneur, craft and trade enthusiast, Coxswain USA aims to raise US$1,000 to ship the Vulcan Razors to customers who have pledged funding. With just 5 days to go, he has already raise over US$900, so he's close to achieving the funding goals.
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The .50 Caliber brass shell would serve as the handle of the Vulcan Razor since it is brass it has good weight, and Kadets needed to design something to make sure that razor plate can be held into place. He designed a patent-pending Slug-Adapter that has groves that goes into the opening of the cartridge and grip into the brass. To top it, he also designed the razor plate to mount on the Slug-Adapter.
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To start shaving, all you need to do is to put a cheap disposable razor blade.
The risk of the project not meeting its promises is nil as Kadets says that the Vulcan Razors are ready to ship. Whilst Coxswain USA is raising funding via Kickstarter for those who really want to order now without waiting for the Kickstarter project to end, they can go to the Coxswain USA online store to order a Vulcan Razor for US$80. Sounds expensive? If you want to support Veteran-owned business that will also support other veterans getting back into civilian life, that price sounds like cheap.
