New Blades for the Gillette Old type?

[Picaro]

I've been searching around to solve the puzzle of blades for the Best British Razor, which appears to be a clone of the Gillette Old type. I have one original blade which seems to confirm this.

In my search I have found these blades at Durham Duplex.

The model WBG 202R appears to be the blade that suits the Old type. It is available in 5, 8, 10 and 16 thousandths of an inch ( a modern blade is 4 thousandths )

So does anyone know about these, are they in fact a current new blade that works for the Old? If so how can I get some?

 

[Wil Dorenbos]

If it really is a Gillette old-type clone, it should take standard/modern DE-blades.

 

[Picaro]

The posts on the razor are slightly bigger than the holes on the modern blades. Likewise the holes on the old blade are slightly bigger. You can push a modern blade down on the posts, but it distorts the blade, and you have alignment problems.

 

[Wil Dorenbos]

The posts on the razor are slightly bigger than the holes on the modern blades. Likewise the holes on the old blade are slightly bigger. You can push a modern blade down on the posts, but it distorts the blade, and you have alignment problems.

All my oldies (real Gillettes and look-a-likes) take standard de-blades, with no problem whatsoever. So there seems to be a difference here.

 

[Disburden]

Aren't there some old types that were manufactored earlier and don't accept new blades?

 

[sandmountainslim]

Aren't there some old types that were manufactored earlier and don't accept new blades?

Nope.
All Gillette Old Types will accept modern blades with no problem.
The razor in the OP's question must be something else.
Wp