Gillette blades and their factory/country origins

[Bogeyman]

Gillette Rubie Plus is OLD!!!...

But they are an absolutely fantastic blade made for the long haul.

 

[Scorpio93]

so... seems like edit option for a post is available only for certain period of time... Going to message Boab about it

 

[Bogeyman]

so... seems like edit option for a post is available only for certain period of time... Going to message Boab about it.

Think long, think wrong. Old pool player saying.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Also, @SpeedyPC

I can't remember where I saw it (maybe ATG), you did a list of blades you tried (lots of Gillettes) ranked in order of sharpness, with the Astra SP. Could you post it here if you get the chance? I remember seeing it and thinking it was pretty good, of course YMMV but a good list nonetheless.

Good morning @donnie_arko I've just woke up from the DEAD! nearly 8am Australian time. This is the latest below, very slowly from time to time IF I try another blade. YMMV because everybody is different.

Feather Hi-Stainless <---- Very very sharp
Kai Stainless
Gillette Nacet
Vintage Gillette Aussie 'Gold' Super Stainless (spoiler)
Vintage NOS Schick Plus Platinum
Vintage NOS Gillette Bleue Extra
Gillette Stainless (red & white)
Polsilver Super Iridium & Wizamet Super Iridium (both are the same blade)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black Super Platinum
Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (yellow)
Gillette Platinum
Wizamet Polsilver Brown Stainless
Gillette Rubie
Gillette Silver Blue
Astra Superior Stainless
Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword
Treet Platinum (orange & white)
Astra Superior Platinum <------ Middle of the road everyday shave
Vintage US Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (green)
Perma-Sharp
German Wilkinson
ASCO Super Stainless (orange)
Parker Premium Platinum
Rapira Platinum Lux
Rapira Super Stainless
Rapira Swedish Super Steel
Ladas Super Stainless
Rockwell Swedish Stainless
Gillette Sputnik
Voskhod <---- This is the low level, not the lowest crap blade

 

[SpeedyPC]

But they are an absolutely fantastic blade made for the long haul.

Yes they were at the time, until, Gillette Rubie Plus became a major counterfeit issue from Amazon and eBay online somewhere around from 2004 to 2007. I can’t remember correctly.

 

[donnie_arko]

@SpeedyPC
A great list thanks for posting it.

 

[SpeedyPC]

@SpeedyPC
A great list thanks for posting it.

No worries and are you a real dead serious Arko urinal stick lover, otherwise, you’ll need to see a very serious bloody psychiatrist.

 

[tyrano]

The new London Bridge is made in Shanghai not in India

They're actually made in both places. The London Bridge in orange pack, distributed in South East Asia, is made in Shanghai. The blue pack, for distribution in Egypt, is made in India by Vertice (the same company that makes Gillette Winner blades).



See post here