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Haven't tried the Bulgarian ones. What do they look like? I know there is a Gillette Platinum variant in the recent retro style relaunch of razor and blades that Gillette are/were selling in supermarkets.The blades i have a similar packaging but mine are Bulgarian & Russian.
I like them although i find the Bulgarian better that the Russian.
i don’t think i like them enough for a dedicated thread lol
They actually look exactly like the Russian although a better blade in my eyes.Haven't tried the Bulgarian ones. What do they look like? I know there is a Gillette Platinum variant in the recent retro style relaunch of razor and blades that Gillette are/were selling in supermarkets.
They actually look exactly like the Russian although a better blade in my eyes.
@Kevy done a Sotd a couple of years ago & i managed to get hold of some.
Can’t actually remember where i got them
Thanks. I had a blade with this slot design a long time ago but I think it was on a Platinum Plus blade (could be wrong, and I don't know when the Plus version was made) and now wonder if any of my unopened packs of the Platinums will share this 'feature'. I do have more packs of the 'dark blue with silver strip late 1960s/early 1970s' variant but I'm not in a hurry to open them all just to find out.I will add photos of more variants over the next few days (including all of the so-called Swedes), but here's a starter for 10....
This variety was short-lived experiment by Gillette England in 1969 and 1970 which had streamlined cut-outs. The only problem was that whilst this worked fine for what were current Gillette TTO razors, they were not compatible with other razors, including earlier Gillette models.
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These have a O4 date code i.e. Q4 1969 and shave extremely well. I use them in my Blackland ERA which is physically compatible
Thanks. I had a blade with this slot design a long time ago but I think it was on a Platinum Plus blade (could be wrong, and I don't know when the Plus version was made) and now wonder if any of my unopened packs of the Platinums will share this 'feature'. I do have more packs of the 'dark blue with silver strip late 1960s/early 1970s' variant but I'm not in a hurry to open them all just to find out.
Would be interested to hear more about that slot design and if any other blades shared it, plus any info on the seemingly rare Platinum Plus if you have any, @SeanC.
Regardless, I look forward to your forthcoming posts, especially about the "Swedes".
Hi Sean good shout although the packaging was the exact same which made me think it was a different blade.Gillette did 'tinker' with the St Petersburg Platinum blade a few years ago; not just the packaging. I remember trying both 'before' and 'after' side by side and the latter was marginally better, although still not quite on point for sharpness IMHO. I can't find the thread in question, but I distinctly remember @Bogeyman chiming in too.
The so-called 'Bulgarian' variant, was of course still made in St Petersburg; Gillette never having a manufacturing facility in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian element is just the packaging references.