Quite common in drugstores and at Bed Bath + Beyond. Still not a bad blade in my book,
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Wilkonson Swords
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Quite common in drugstores and at Bed Bath + Beyond. Still not a bad blade in my book,
"The Wilkinson Sword in the Stone!"
All of the modern black case and white case blades I've seen are made in Germany. Other than package differences, I don't believe there is any difference in the blades themselves.
Not that I've had the chance to try them, but there is one other variety that has been missed in the discussion thus far:
All of the modern black case and white case blades I've seen are made in Germany. Other than package differences, I don't believe there is any difference in the blades themselves.
Not that I've had the chance to try them, but there is one other variety that has been missed in the discussion thus far:
Yes, my mistake. I was reading the wrong part of the packaging.
Now... what are those beauties?! I haven't seen the blue and gold packaging before.
According to Shaving.ie, "Wilkinson Sword Economie have been a favourite with barber's throughout europe due to their balanced performance and cost effective price."
They appear to be the lowest cost option from Wilkinson. I haven't really seen them discussed around here. Probably because they don't seem to be widely available.
I noticed the made in England yesterday when I popped one into my razor. No friend to hug, I bought them for $7 when I bought the black beauty. I think there was was 4 blue blades, but one of them has some rust on the corner, so I was only able to use 3. We'll see how many shaves I get from the Wilkinsons.
I ordered mine from Connaught shaving http://connaughtshaving.com/wilkinson.html and it's in bulk (tower format, not display cards) and has the same exact packaging pictured for the individual tucks.
+1. My only experience is with the German Wilkinson Swords. VERY NICE BLADES. Definitely in the running for top 3 in my den!
Talk about YMMV. I have only used the German made ones in a mild razor and had nothing but a rough shave with tons of irritation!
I used both the Gillette Wilkinson Sword versions - the Saloon pack and plain blue/white wrapper pack. Good blades, last me about 5 to 6 shaves. Quite cheap as well. Would like to try the German version someday but I'm happy with these two at the moment.
+1. The German Wilkis are definitely in my rotation. Great blades IMO.
Use the vintage English ones and the current ones will fade in comparison.
Just had my first shave with the black box Wilkinson Sword blades today. It was smooth, and I really enjoyed it. Hair has grown back a little quicker than it does with a feather, so not quite as close perhaps, but definitely worth using in those occasional instances smoothness is a must. Cheap enough at 25 pence for 5 blades.
Thanks. I have been getting good/great results using Gernan (white) WS in my Wolfman SB. Excellent blades IMO.
Indeed...
I did 128 consecutive daily BBS shaves with this one.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/448783-128-shaves-on-a-NOS-Wilkinson-blade
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My experience too, but it was early in my revisiting wetshaving. Still have a few left. Might try them again.
I recently found my original Slim and a packet of the English Wilkinsons; abandoned when I went to cartridges in the late 70's.
I also scored some English Wilkinsons in an eBay deal.
Now that I have learnt the error of my ways and returned to the DE fold, I have used them in my 2011 R41.
In a 2011 R41 they are a good blade but no better than several others and their famed longevity simply is not evident in this razor.
I also scored some English Wilkinsons in an eBay deal.
Now that I have learnt the error of my ways and returned to the DE fold, I have used them in my 2011 R41.
In a 2011 R41 they are a good blade but no better than several others and their famed longevity simply is not evident in this razor.
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