Cartridge identification

**FPicker** · 07-17-2011, 01:57 PM

Hi I'm wondering if any if you can figure out what razor this batch of cartridges I have here is from.

I spent a little while this morning matching my various razors with their various cartridges (which was harder to do than I would have imagined). But there's one set of blade cartridges I can't identify.

The cartridges are black plastic, have two blades and a white strip at the top. Which only helps a little since most of the others do too.

But unlike the others, it has two plastic prongs sticking out in the back. And it has gold-color metal strips on both sides at the front.

Like most of the others there is a vertical middle plastic bar at the middle, in the back.
On the left side of the bar there is the letter A, and then a number on the other side of the side.

My other razors are all Gillette, I would have assumed this is too but it doesn't have to be. I could have bought something different,at some point.

My Trac II, Atra and Sensor Excel razors do not pick up these blades.

**marcel** · 07-17-2011, 03:03 PM

Not that I'm very knowledgeable about cartridges, but pics work wonders with questions like these.
Oh, and welcome to B&B!

**Sledgehammer39** · 07-17-2011, 03:30 PM

Yup a picture would be helpful..

**Dennard** · 07-17-2011, 04:03 PM

Welcome to B&B! +3 for a picture being helpful.

**FPicker** · 07-17-2011, 07:18 PM

I haven't taken any pictures of them, and I don't know how to post them here either.

No doubt in many cases a picture would be key, however, in this case frankly it probably wouldn't add anything important, in my opinion.

All a picture would show is they look just like Atra plus cartridges from the front, except at the borders to the sides of the blades they have a decorative gold-color metal band on each side. These gold strips on both sides of the cartridge at the front area are a distinguishing feature unlike any of the other cartridges I own.

If any of you have seen a cartridge that looks like an Atra cartridge from the front except it has gold-color metal strips on the front, that is probably the one.

If you haven't, me showing a picture which shows the two gold-color strips I just described probably won't help any, IMO.

BTW thanks for the welcomes.

**livingontheedge** · 07-17-2011, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by FPicker

I haven't taken any pictures of them, and I don't know how to post them here either.

No doubt in many cases a picture would be key, however, in this case frankly it probably wouldn't add anything important, in my opinion.

All a picture would show is they look just like Atra plus cartridges from the front, except at the borders to the sides of the blades they have a decorative gold-color metal band on each side. These gold strips on both sides of the cartridge at the front area are a distinguishing feature unlike any of the other cartridges I own.

If any of you have seen a cartridge that looks like an Atra cartridge from the front except it has gold-color metal strips on the front, that is probably the one.

If you haven't, me showing a picture which shows the two gold-color strips I just described probably won't help any, IMO.

BTW thanks for the welcomes.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, before your explanation I actually thought seeing something might help me identify it, live and learn!

**FPicker** · 07-18-2011, 05:55 AM

I have addressed my feelings about the utility of adding pictures, in this particular case, already.

Any of you feel free not to respond if the written description is not ringing a bell for you, or if you feel it's insufficient.

On the other hand, if you've seen a cartridge with gold bands on the front, well I'd still like to know what type cartridge it is.