Still A Crystal?

[Crixus]

In a recent B/S/T transaction a generous member PIFd me several loose blades, including two blades which had the identical blue and white wrapper as the blade shown below. The blade itself is identical, EXCEPT it does not say "Made in Israel". The patent numbers match, however.

I tracked down a great attempt at identifying foreign Personnas from B&B member LetterK, but it is fairly dated now. He felt this blade was what was in the Crystal packaging (reddish box).

Does anyone know exactly what this blade is and what it is packaged in today? If so, are they still being made exactly the same? Thanks.

 

[cnnc97]

When I first joined B&B a fine member here sent me a PIF of 10 blades that he called Crystals and I believe they look exactly like what you show here. I just used one last week and got 6 good shaves out of it.

 

[DE Shaver]

They are the "Israeli Personna" blades, which can be found in various packages such as the Crystal brand blades. They also come in a plain white box from several eBay vendors.

Here are some links to a couple of reviews:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26685
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7815

 

[Arrow]

I think they are. Crystal is only one name for them. I have seen them most often referred to as Israeli Personnas also. If the patent # and the wrapper is the same, I think it's the same blade. I like these blades a lot. Cheap and smooth.

 

[GatorShaver]

Those are the "Blue Israeli Personnas". As indicated, I think they're the same as the Crystal blades, but I get mine off eBay in the generic white boxes that say "100 Double Edge Razor Blades". They're cheap and my favorite of the value priced blades.