Review Viking’s Sword Blade Review

Fozzie Bear

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Quick review of this blade.
First use of it today on a two day growth of beard.
Razor :Muhle Rocca
Soap: SV Cubebe

I’m impressed with these blades, I got a tuck along with an order of Polsilver S.I from Razor Blades Club. Bear in mind today was my first use but they seem slightly sharper than the Polsilvers but slightly less smooth.

Would I replace them over the Polsilvers,? on this first use no but with the prices of Polsilvers going up and up amid yet again false rumors of production being discontinued they might be worth a look in as an occasional use blade.They are significantly cheaper than the Pols. I have read some reviews of them being possibly repackaged Personna Crystal’s/Super + Platinum but having recently tried a Crystal I can say they are not. I did not like the Crystal’s at all.
 

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From the Sharpologist article at https://sharpologist.com/2016/12/wet-shaving-tourism-israel.html:

In South Tel-Aviv, the neighborhood is populated by wholesalers and small shops. In an unassuming shop filled with product boxed in plain cardboard, is Avi. Avi’s uncle founded the shop 65 years ago. He takes out all the blades that are made in the country, in boxes of 100. “The Personna Platinum is very popular in Los Angeles. All the stores get them from me.” Pointing at Viking Sword, he said, “These are all my brands. I have them put this label on one and raise the price, but they’re all the same factory, all the same machines.”
Based on this, and on Fozzie Bear's observations, it looks like some brands are identical blades, but not all. Or maybe the difference is in the coatings?

If anyone wants to check for Polsilver blades inside Russia, maybe go to ebay.com from a Russian VPN server? Or newmolot.com? The search terms need to be in Russian, so "razor blades" is "лезвие бритвы". Here are the blades from a seller in Varna, Lithuania: https://www.ecrater.com/p/31411587/100-polsilver-super-iridium-double-edge. Bezfabuly, in the Ukraine, is another place that might be able to get them https://bezfabuly.com/g7970905-dvuhstoronnie-lezviya-dlya. Or just use some of the other excellent PPI blades until a new Polsilver distributor channel is established.
 

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