Looking for good starting razors for vintage Merkur 47C

Basically I've been using a straight razor to clean up the top line and neck around my beard, but I'm getting tired of stropping it so often and angling the much larger blade around my face. It cuts clean but it's more of a headache than I'm willing to deal with at this point. Bought a vintage Merkur safety razor thats on its way, In anticipation I purchased a 10 pack of Merkur blades but got these ultra thin almost flimsy blades that are Czech made instead of made in Germany and the blades are bent long ways down the middle on every blade including the packaging which was also badly damaged. Not very impressed so far. So I'm asking you guys who are far more experienced with safety razors what alternatives you would suggest for someone new or at least not as experienced with safety razors. For reference I have thick wiry beard hairs, so sharper tends to be better.