SOURCE: I got mine from eBay via seller iexira, 5packs x 5blades (25 total) for a cost of well over $1 per blade as they are very expensive, and then Spanish postal costs are very high. As you may notice, these are a cardboard box on a cardboard hangar, which is similar to the packaging that the Swedes used to use, except they are in a cardboard box instead of a plastic dispenser. Some sites online call these Gillette Platinum Classic. Some call them Cardboard Swedes or Cardboard Platinums. P&C NICKNAMES: I call them White Platinums. These blades have been thought to be produced at the famous Lodz, Poland facility before it was converted to Mach3 manufacturing and all Gillette DE production moved to St. Petersburg and shows the glue spots, main distribution appears to be Western European - Spain, Portugal and Greece have been mentioned by B&B members. ORIGIN: Current stock is Russian made at PPI St. OVERALL: Good value blade with a decent longevity for me, certainly worth trying at the price. I found open-comb razors exhibited roughness and neck irritation when loaded with this blade (Gillette NEW especially). Also have had good reports from Redtip users who like this, P&C's very own bought a lifetime supply (5K blades) and he used them in a RedTip at the time. This is compensated for by a complete lack of roughness, so it works nicely in a very neutral fashion. PERSONAL SHAVE SYNOPSIS: Good in most razors I have tried, EJ/Muhle head and the Adjustable Gillettes (Fatboy/Slim) would be the pick, relatively sharp (some say between an Astra SP and a 7OC Yellow) however there is no real smoothness to the blade. They are of the newer St Petersburg production with two wax spots on the blades. I got 2,000 blades delivered to AU for USD10c/blade back in 2009 - not long afterwards the source dried up Some US-based shops had these such as AOS.Ĭurrently there is a Romanian eBay seller with these and some other blades, but they are more expensive. SOURCE: Originally via a Maltese eBay seller, hence the name 'Malteser'. Someone I know likes to call them Silver Platinums as the word 'Platinum' is printed in Silver ink. Others call them Dark Blue Platinums or Navy Platinums (as in Navy Blue). P&C NICKNAMES: I call them Maltese Platinums (Maltesers)or Dark Platinums. Petersburg, main distribution appears to be Eastern European.
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