Maybe a picture?
Gillette spoilers were the first blades I shaved with in 1970, as far modern equivalents I would say polsilver, Gillette super stainless from Russia and perma sharp super from what I remember, the thing I remember most is they were very smooth, just my opinion.
They are the sharpest thing, as far as vintage, that I know. They feel like shaving with a Voskhod that has been manufactured correctly, but as sharp as a Bic Platinum or Nacet. They are the enigma blade for me, I can't figure out how they made them so perfect. The early(pre 69') stainless are just as good as the Light Brigades shave wise. The main difference being the longevity. The later pre-German ones are better than some people have rated them. I would say they found a way to make the process cheaper and the quality is probably 90%, I get similar performance to the early stainless. The thing to remember with Wilkinson is they didn't manufacture different blades at any given time. When they found a way to improve them, or make them cheaper, the old version didn't stick around. Hence the Light Brigades were called "New Blade" for the first year then Light Brigade for the NA market after. There is good documentation on all of this from trade publications and patents.
Thank you sir for the reply, I read somewhere that all the vintage Wilkinson sword blades were basically the same just different packaging for different markets, I would like to know for sure if I start buying some.
Others can chime in to back up what I said, but be aware there is every motivation by sellers to keep the prices up on Vintage Wilkinsons. I have a 125 box of Vintage London Bridge that is for the European market. I had a nice discussion with the seller and read the patent showing they were made by Wilkinson and the year being the "Light Brigade" period. I paid what I feel is a very fair price, not the $3-$6 per blade that some people are paying. I probably need to put together some bookmarks for this, the person with original sources and shaving experience was on a different shaving site. There are several threads and he usually chimed in at some point.
Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it. They seem like they are hard to find
You never know, just keep an eye out and look for the "Made in England."
You haven’t tried a USA made Gillette Platinum. Or a later Personna 74 “super platinum chrome.”
Thanks for the recommendations!
