An interesting discussion of the R41 versions has popped up in the B/S/T, and for the sake of keeping that thread on point, perhaps we should continue the "version discussion" here. The discussion has to do with which particular version of the R41 they currently stock at the Superior Shave. The text that is causing this confusion, from the SS website, is here:
[BEGIN QUOTE] Our R41 stock reflects a change made to model R41 in early 2011. It is a "2011" version Muhle R41. Contrary to popular internet rumors… the original R41 design was from late 2010, and NOT 2011. It was, however, distributed to N. America throughout 2011… "R41" was made slightly LESS aggressive in early 2011, and that variant of the R41 is all that has been distributed to the N. American resellers since mid-2011, all of 2012, all of 2013, and all of 2014… Briefly, "R41" was fiddled with once more (without changing the product code, of course), but we lowly N. American resellers weren't given that variant, or at least this shop never saw it; we've only seen two variants, the 2nd of which we've been consistently supplied for nearly three years now… Anyway, [these days] folks … are solely after the 2010 "R41" design (commonly called "the 2011" online) - you'll note that I wrote 2010, as that is the accurate description. What they're after is something that's been razor vaporware for well over 3 years now!... What DOES exist in reality on our shelves, an R41 conceived in early 2011, is easily the most aggressive modern safety razor I've tried (never did get a chance to try the 2010 "R41" before we were out and before I'd figured out the… thing had been changed...all of which was in 2011, ya'll, not any other year). [END QUOTE]
Let the theories continue……..
[BEGIN QUOTE] Our R41 stock reflects a change made to model R41 in early 2011. It is a "2011" version Muhle R41. Contrary to popular internet rumors… the original R41 design was from late 2010, and NOT 2011. It was, however, distributed to N. America throughout 2011… "R41" was made slightly LESS aggressive in early 2011, and that variant of the R41 is all that has been distributed to the N. American resellers since mid-2011, all of 2012, all of 2013, and all of 2014… Briefly, "R41" was fiddled with once more (without changing the product code, of course), but we lowly N. American resellers weren't given that variant, or at least this shop never saw it; we've only seen two variants, the 2nd of which we've been consistently supplied for nearly three years now… Anyway, [these days] folks … are solely after the 2010 "R41" design (commonly called "the 2011" online) - you'll note that I wrote 2010, as that is the accurate description. What they're after is something that's been razor vaporware for well over 3 years now!... What DOES exist in reality on our shelves, an R41 conceived in early 2011, is easily the most aggressive modern safety razor I've tried (never did get a chance to try the 2010 "R41" before we were out and before I'd figured out the… thing had been changed...all of which was in 2011, ya'll, not any other year). [END QUOTE]
Let the theories continue……..
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, it seems as though Jarrod has updated his website in the past few hours with new info on his stock of R41's. It appears as though his supply of R41's is, indeed, what we at B&B refer to as the 2013 version, or as Jarrod now calls it, the variant #3 "aggressive" version (as opposed to "our" 2011 / Jarrod's variant #2 "hyper-aggressive" version). 
