A hair clipping device comprises a handle (112, fig 3) and a clipping head mounted or otherwise provided at a first end of the handle, the clipping head defining a clipping region (116, fig 2) at its distal end. The clipping device further comprises an elongate blade 442 mounted, at a generally central location along its length, on a rotary blade mount 440 mounted on the clipping head and is coupled to a motor 328 for selectively rotating the elongate blade about a cutting circle defined by the length of the blade. The clipping device further comprises a comb member 118 comprising a plate (136, fig 2) having first and second opposing side edges and mounted on the clipping head, over the blade, such that said first side edge thereof is at the cutting region. The comb member has a set of spaced-apart teeth along at least the first side edge, each of the teeth extending from the first side edge to a location within the cutting circle defined by the blade.
