Hiya,
Over the years I've tried lots of old DE blades. Some have been bad, many have been anywhere from good to much better than average, and a few have been amazing. You guys are missing out if you don't at least give some of these a try. Now keep in mind I'm talking about the stainless steel blades (mid 1960s and on) and not the very old blue blades.
Here in the US it's easy to find these old blades...even the UK made Wilkinsons. Usually when I run across these in the wild they're almost free. Yep, they're junk to most people......heh.
Injector blades are also found on occasion, and most of those older ones are excellent. Those are all I use when shaving with the M type, which is a favorite injector of mine. Now those really should be tried by anyone serious about using that type of SE razor.
Here's some vintage DE and injector blades in the arsenal:
Over the years I've tried lots of old DE blades. Some have been bad, many have been anywhere from good to much better than average, and a few have been amazing. You guys are missing out if you don't at least give some of these a try. Now keep in mind I'm talking about the stainless steel blades (mid 1960s and on) and not the very old blue blades.
Here in the US it's easy to find these old blades...even the UK made Wilkinsons. Usually when I run across these in the wild they're almost free. Yep, they're junk to most people......heh.
Injector blades are also found on occasion, and most of those older ones are excellent. Those are all I use when shaving with the M type, which is a favorite injector of mine. Now those really should be tried by anyone serious about using that type of SE razor.
Here's some vintage DE and injector blades in the arsenal: