my title says it all

[bandrus1]

So A year ago I started shaving with a straight... Skilled the DE step and went to the straight... weeks ago I bought a DE just to try it out...



So my personal title says it all.. What do the #'s on the blade mean?

[Shavely Manden]

So A year ago I started shaving with a straight... Skilled the DE step and went to the straight... weeks ago I bought a DE just to try it out...



So my personal title says it all.. What do the #'s on the blade mean?

To be brief, they mean nothing.

[michiganlover]

To be brief, they mean nothing.

They are used for quality control at the factory. In our world they are meaningless, they benefit us in no manner whatsoever. :001_smile

[Slivovitz]

If you get vintage Gillette DE blades, they may indicate the year they were made, using the same date codes as their old DE razors. For example, L 3 could be 3rd quarter of 1966. If they are more modern blades, then probably nothing.

[icedoverfire]

They're used for mind control. By having you constantly wonder about what the numbers mean, the companies manage to have you keep DE razor blades in mind at all times :lol:

In reality, they don't mean a thing (to us, anyway).

Best,

- ice