Gillette Stainless.still made?

[Vickers]

I got this blade in a package I got from a BST purchase. I have tried to look for info about it, but my Google-fu is not working. Here is a picture of the blade and wrapper:



They had wax spots, so they were (probably) made at that St. Petersburg plant.

 

[chado006]

Not one that I've seen before.

 

[Early Morning]

It is currently produced at PPI, Russia, and it is distributed in some Eastern European countries. There is at least one regular seller on eBay (from Poland).

Have you tried these? If so, how did they perform?

 

[xillion]

I bought mine from this seller in Poland.
I've used two blade and so far they're pretty nice.



It looks like he is out of stock at the moment. I paid around $17 shipped for 50 blades.

 

[GreekGuy]

Chris,

How would you compare them to the Silver Blue, Blue Box Platinum, or Super Silver?

 

[xillion]

I would rate the four in the following order with the top being my favorite.

Super Silver
Silver Blue
Blue Box Platinum
Stainless

 

[milogciachez]

I bought a small amount of Gillette Stainless blades to a supplier of eastern Europe and for several weeks I sent some customers blades as sample, so probably several mates of the forum have tried them.
Currently these blades can be purchased in several Eastern European countries, I received several reviews very positive about them.

 

[Vickers]

It is currently produced at PPI, Russia, and it is distributed in some Eastern European countries. There is at least one regular seller on eBay (from Poland).

Have you tried these? If so, how did they perform?

Loved it! Very sharp and smooth. I used it with a Fatboy three times so far, and each shave has been great.

I bought mine from this seller in Poland.
I've used two blade and so far they're pretty nice.

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It looks like he is out of stock at the moment. I paid around $17 shipped for 50 blades.

Thanks man! They are well worth that price. Once I fail out of the 2013 Sabbatical I'll order some of these. A nice, smooth, very sharp blade.

 

[Early Morning]

I would rate the four in the following order with the top being my favorite.

Super Silver
Silver Blue
Blue Box Platinum
Stainless

I noticed something:

The GSB barcode is 7393560010170. I decided to plug them into the barcode database at http://eandata.com.* They list the country of origin as Sweden. I am not suggesting they were ever made there. Maybe it has something to do with a traditional distribution channel. The Super Silver (plat) had some Swedish distribution channel too, I believe.

*Update: The information on the country of origin provided by the above website is sometimes highly inaccurate. I came to this conclusion after looking at several dozen other entries in the database. A zero added to the first two digits of the UPC will supposedly give the country code, or country of origin. This evidently is not a very accurate way of determining the country of origin. With this method, Astra is made in Columbia, Gillette Stainless is made in France, and Gillette Silver Blue is made in Sweden.

 

[xillion]

Here are the fronts and back of my various Gillette Platinum and Super Silver blades.

Platinum 5 pack. Surrey UK.


Platinum 10 pack.


German Super Silver 1990's. Gillette Berlin.


Current production Super Silver. PPI.

 

[Early Morning]

Here are the fronts and back of my various Gillette Platinum and Super Silver blades.

This is a nice collection for reference. The database I mentioned in my previous is inaccurate. It's been updated.

 

[mrwilmoth]

Anyone find a stocking dealer for the red ones?