Old Blades

[Soap Thing]

Is there a shelf life on blades? I was going to do a shave just for kicks with an old Gillette Blue blade with a date code of 1946. I’m presuming blades will just sit there indefinitely and not lose their sharpness but I’m just curious.


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[OpusX]

Should be good as long as they don't rust. I've shaved with vintage blades without issue (unless they were just not good blades to begin with).

 

[NurseDave]

And I've shaved with new ones that felt like a sharpened butter knife. Ain't nothing to do but try 'em out.

 

[dangerousdon]

I think it really all depends. Particular how they are stored. I find that blades exposed to excess humidity tend to dull over time. What that means for your blades? Who knows. Like @NurseDave says, you won't know until you give it a go.

 

[Spider]

The old carbon steel blades are more prone to edge corrosion than the newer stainless steel and coated blades. But as mentioned, it all depends on how they were stored.

 

[woodpusher]

I've used a pack of vintage Schick injector blades and did not care for them at all.