All the pictures I'm seeing online are of a silver blade, not black like this... Received in a sampler pack
Which version of Gillette Sword blade is this?
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Woah, that's interesting. It's a fairly new blade as indicated by the updated Gillette logo script on the wrapper. Looks carbon which is strange.
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Yeah, it also just says "sword", not "Wilkinson sword"
I have not seen that puppy before now.! I hope someone identifies it. 
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No date and the envelope doesn't say where it's made. Other side pictured below. Not sure that I actually want to use it since I'm wondering if it's counterfeit?
Looks like they might also be for sale on Groomatorium, but the blade isn't pictured so can't tell for sure: Gillette Sword DE Safety Razor Blades - 5 pack - https://groomatorium.com/collections/blades/products/gillette-sword-de-safety-razor-blades-5-pack
I’m intrigued.
I guess I’ll be looking tomorrow unless someone beats me to figuring out this little mystery.
I guess I’ll be looking tomorrow unless someone beats me to figuring out this little mystery.
Yes, it looks like a new blade, but the quality of counterfeiting from China in particular for the Super Blue blades is very good however it does look like a CS blade, and the only factories making them I know of are Czech Blades and Treet in Pakistan.
If Gillette are making CS blades in India/China it could be a good thing. I really like the CS ones Treet makes.
Interesting blade!! Certainly new to me. 
Someone else found this link. Looks like these blades are out of Indonesia, and they are carbon steel. Pretty tough to buy things out of Indonesia, iirc. Personally I don't think I'd put any effort into getting some to try.
Great detective work.
Yep, it's near enough impossible to import things from Indo.
How cheap are those blades though? Around $1.20 for 100 blades.
Looks like they're made in the Gillette factory in Shanghai, distributed in Indonesia:
The infamous Flying Eagle carbon blades are also made in the Shanghai Gillette factory:
Review of Gillette Sword on a Russian forum was extremely critical of the blades, reviewer stating that they were the worst blade he had ever used.
The infamous Flying Eagle carbon blades are also made in the Shanghai Gillette factory:
Review of Gillette Sword on a Russian forum was extremely critical of the blades, reviewer stating that they were the worst blade he had ever used.
Good to know
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