DE Blades whos who

[Rattbones]

I could use some help with this list. It's not ment to be a comprehensive list of every blade on the market. The questions I'm looking more to are: Who Manufactures each blade for who and where? What direct blade crossovers are known (ie Crystals/Personna Reds?)

Here is what I have so far, can you help me fill in the blanks.


Benxi Jincheng
Cheetah. A Benxi Jincheng brand from China
Panda. A Benxi Jincheng brand from China

Bic
Astor. A Bic brand for their Greek made blades.
Bic. Greek made blades from Bic

Derby
Bluebird. A second brand from Derby in Turkey
Derby. Made from Swedish steel in Turkey

Dorco.
Dorco Several different models. From South Korea

Energiser Holdings Inc
Schick ?
Wilkinson ?
Crystal. From the Personna factory in Israel
Personna. Several different models made in several different factories around the world.???

Feather
Feather. Japanese

Feintechnik
Bolzano. Now made in Germany by Feintechnik.
Croma.Made in Germany by Feintechnik.
Diamant. Made in Germany by Feintechnik
Elios. Made in Germany by Feintechnik

Giesen & Forsthoff
Timor. Made for Giesen & Forsthoff (by Medyna?)in Solingen, Germany.

Gillette (P&G)
Astra. Several different models in this brand. All from PPI Russa
Minora. A Gillette brand name used in Africa
Gillette Super Stainless A Gillette brand manufactured by PPI Russa
Nacet. A Gillette brand manufactured by PPI Russa
Permasharp. 2003 moved production of the DE blades to PPI. Russa
Polsilver A Gillette brand manufactured by PPI Russa
Gillette Platinum ?
Sputnik A Gillette brand manufactured by PPI Russa
Gillette 7 O’Clock Permasharp (Green) - made in India for Gillette
Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (yellow) - made ?
Gillette 7 O'clock SPlatinum (blue) - PPI Russa?
Gillette 7 O'clock SPlatinum (black) - made in India for Gillette
Rotbart. For the German market.They come in Extra Dunn and Supersanft flavours.PPI
Tiger. I don't know if they are making these any more, once produced in Czech Republic.
Gillette Super Thin. made in Thailand
Gillette Rubie Platinum+ Made by PPI ?

Kai Industries Co
Kai. From Japan

Lion Match Co
Lion. From Lion Match in South Africa.

Lord
Asco. Made by Lord in Egypt
Big Ben. Made by Lord in Egypt
Crown. Made by Lord in Egypt
Lord. Platinum, Super Chrome and Super Stainless. Made??? (Egypt)
Shark. SMade by Lord in Egypt
Racer. SMade by Lord in Egypt
Silver Star. Made by Lord in Egypt
Rainbow. Made by Lord in Egypt

Malhotra
Centwin. A brand of Malhotra in India who say they are the world’s largest shaving blade manufacturer.
Laser. A brand of Malhotra in India who say they are the world’s largest shaving blade manufacturer.
Swish. A brand of Malhotra in India who say they are the world’s largest shaving blade manufacturer.
Topaz. A brand of Malhotra in India
Vijay. A brand of Malhotra in India

Medyna
Souplex. Made by Medyna in Solingen, Germany.
Chandra Made by Medyna in Solingen, Germany.
Gymnastic Made by Medyna in Solingen, Germany.
Solingen Made by Medyna in Solingen, Germany.

Merkur. Of Solingen
Merkur. Germany

Mostochlehmash
Rapira. Made in Moscow, Russia by Mostochlehmash, from Swedish steel.
Voskhod. Made in Moscow, Russia by Mostochlehmash
Ladas. Made in Moscow, Russia by Mostochlehmash

Ningbo Fuda Blade Co
Happy Bird from Ningbo Fuda Blade Co., Ltd. in China.
Woodpecker from Ningbo Fuda Blade Co., Ltd. in China.

Samah
Balaka. A Samah blade from Bangladesh.
Champion. A Samah blade from Bangladesh
Sharp. A Samah blade from Bangladesh
7am. A Samah blade from Bangladesh

Shanghai Razor Blade Co.,
Flying Eagle. From Shanghai Razor Blade Co., China,

Treet Corporation Limited
Treet (Platinum Super, DurSharp, &DE) made by Treet in Pakistani
Trig. A Treet brand from Pakistan

Vidyut Metallics Limited
Super-Max. (SS, SS+, Platinum+, SPlatinum) From Vidyut Metallics Limited in India
Zorrick. Another brand from Vidyut in India

Yantai Huamei Razor Blade Co., Ltd
Gold Cow. One of several brands made by Yantai Huamei Razor Blade Co., Ltd in Shandong, China.
Dinosaur made by Yantai Huamei Razor Blade Co., Ltd in Shandong, China.
Quick Tiger made by Yantai Huamei Razor Blade Co., Ltd in Shandong, China.

[RSC]

The Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (yellow) is made in Russia.

The Lord Sharks come in Super Stainless and in Super Chrome. There is also the Lord Cool Super Stainless.

Treet also has a Falcon and a Star Plus.

[mblakele]

While it is surely incomplete, http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Razor_Blades_by_Country might help.