After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
1964 rebranded Macys silvertip flopmeister
'Webly'/Wilkinson Sword Stainless Steel (very early version)
J. Peterman 1903 SC
Neutrogena oil-free moisture sensitive skin
Creed 'Aventus' EdT
Wanted to try this NOS blade......it's an older one I had never seen before. Unusual markings on the thing, with Super Sword Edge on one side and STAINLESS on the other. Heh, the package price is 5 blades for 63 cents instead of the normal 79 cents. Loaded it in the Webly and went to shaving.
Well by now I can tell right away about a blade from the first few WTG strokes (down my neck). This blade though was interesting. The first couple strokes were certainly comfortable enough, but something felt odd. Having used the Mongoose and Cobra recently helped make me see this blade was behaving more like a SE than a DE type usually does. Weird, but not unpleasant at all.
So I think this blade is thicker than normal, plus maybe the grind might be a little different but not sure. It definitely is stiffer than the typical DE blade which I actually like a lot!
Too bad I only found 2 packs of these.....I love em! Probably as smooth and comfortable a blade as I've tried, plus these are on the sharp side. Gives me something to look for at least
BBS results,
Martin
