Hi All,
About a year ago I had a curiosity about trying SE shaving and grabbed two boxed (NOS) Personna 74 injectors on fleabay for reasonable money. There was never any real excitement associated with using these and it was always just a curiosity and my Cobra Classic satisfied my single edge desires quite adequately so I had no real reason to use the Personna. The only caveat with using the Cobra being the relatively high cost of the Feather Professional blades. For this reason the injectors spent roughly a year at the back of my wardrobe and simply got forgotten about. It wasnt until doing a recent clear out that I noticed both of these again, so I decided it was worth opening one of these just to satisfy this curiosity and I must say, I am definitely impressed. The 74 blade doesnt feel like its cutting anything, but i was shocked at how close it got, especially in just one pass. I get the same single pass result from a Muhle R41 in terms of how much hair the blade will remove, however the Personna leaves a slightly smoother finish and doesnt feel as aggressive in when cutting. The actual handle is deceptively light and becomes a bit head-heavy with a blade installed.
My only real questions to do with these razors is 1) Where can I source replacement injector blades in the UK? As far as Im aware these razors take pretty much any injector blade, which seem to be pretty easy to find in the USA anyone aware of a local source closer to home? And 2) How do I remove the blade from the handle without actually inserting a new blade? Is there some sort of extraction tool Im not aware of? Would like to get the blade out occasionally when storing the razor and cleaning it.
Thanks,
R.
About a year ago I had a curiosity about trying SE shaving and grabbed two boxed (NOS) Personna 74 injectors on fleabay for reasonable money. There was never any real excitement associated with using these and it was always just a curiosity and my Cobra Classic satisfied my single edge desires quite adequately so I had no real reason to use the Personna. The only caveat with using the Cobra being the relatively high cost of the Feather Professional blades. For this reason the injectors spent roughly a year at the back of my wardrobe and simply got forgotten about. It wasnt until doing a recent clear out that I noticed both of these again, so I decided it was worth opening one of these just to satisfy this curiosity and I must say, I am definitely impressed. The 74 blade doesnt feel like its cutting anything, but i was shocked at how close it got, especially in just one pass. I get the same single pass result from a Muhle R41 in terms of how much hair the blade will remove, however the Personna leaves a slightly smoother finish and doesnt feel as aggressive in when cutting. The actual handle is deceptively light and becomes a bit head-heavy with a blade installed.
My only real questions to do with these razors is 1) Where can I source replacement injector blades in the UK? As far as Im aware these razors take pretty much any injector blade, which seem to be pretty easy to find in the USA anyone aware of a local source closer to home? And 2) How do I remove the blade from the handle without actually inserting a new blade? Is there some sort of extraction tool Im not aware of? Would like to get the blade out occasionally when storing the razor and cleaning it.
Thanks,
R.