Description: These blades present in a cardboard box illustrated with a man dressed in racing togs, apparently in mid-stride.
The blade comes double wrapped with the usual glue spots.
Characteristics: The blade is labeled 'Super Stainless', presumably to differentiate it from ordinary stainless. I notice it doesn't have the 1-2-3-4 markings that seem prevalent on blades made around the World.
There seems to be a transition horizontal bar between the table and first grind. Something to do with the manufacturing process I guess. There are two long sloping grind lines down to the final hone, which itself is fairly long compared to a number of other blades I've looked at up close.
Use: The blades were used twice a day in five different razors, Gillettes Knack, Super Adjustable, Schick Krona, Jagger Chatsworth, and Futur. The blades did not perform as well as I would have liked in the fixed head razors but did well in the two adjustables. This is also a pattern I've found with the dozen or so different variants of Lord blades I've used so far. Further Lord reviews will follow.
Conclusion: These are a cut above the usual run of Lord blades. They are not the sharpest of the lot but are noticeably better than most. As near as I can determine Lord makes four different grades of blades but the differences in some are so small I will use three classifications for review purposes.
Rating: In the right razor these are good blades, rated 6.35.
