I came across an eBay seller with what look like a great deal on a couple of Russian blades- the Sputnik Super Platinum and the Rubie Super Stainless. Anybody use either of these? Any impressions?
Rubie I didn't like, there was a lot of scraping with it, Sputnik actually pretty decent. Mild, though.
Definitely something different than the usual Sputnik and Rubie. Rubies are Platinum, Sputnik are Teflon. Until these showed up anyway. I haven't seen either one before but did find a thread on another forum dating back to 2011 on the Sputnick platinum. The seller is the same one I bought my slow to arrive items from so I contacted him to see if he could shed any light. I'm just curious if they're NOS or brand new. Given the price I'd say NOS that surfaced. Will keep digging.
Never used either blade. I do prefer Russian blades and have a few in my inventory. Hard to beat the price of many, such as Ladas ($10 for 100 blades) - and its a really excellent sharp/smooth blade.
Well that was fast. According to the seller these were in production late 90's to around 2000. So they're NOS blades which is cool. How many are available out there is anybody's guess, kind of like Sharp Star.
Interesting feedback. Personally, I've never tried a Sputnik blade but I really like the current Rubie Plus Platinum. (I know, that makes me a bit of an oddity.) So, in total perverseness, I decided to go ahead and order the seller's last 100-pack of vintage Rubie Stainless. When they get here around Christmas, I'll be sure to pass a couple of tucks on to the resident enablers. (@NCoxSTL, I'm looking at you.) I figure, at worst, I'm out $5.00 and we have the basis for some shenanigans.
Well for myself, there are Russian blades that amazing and some that are meh. For me Rubies fall in the second, but sometime I'd like to try the Sputniks. I hope your purchase works out.
I tried both. Sputnik blades are smooth but not too much sharp. Rubies blades are sharpest, if you are minimal mistake, your face will be cut no chance of defense. So, I recommend Sputnik; in my opinion, nice blades. Enviado de meu SM-G610M usando Tapatalk
Well, according to USPS, my Rubie Stainless blades left the Trenton, NJ distribution center at 0410 today. That should put them in my hands tonight or tomorrow night.
