Mine was the dyed 50/50 version. The home it went to says it isn't scritchy, but it sure was for me. I'll stick to boar, synthetic, & badger.
I have badgers and enjoy them. I haven't really gotten into Boars much and haven't even tried a synthetic. As always YMMV. Different faces react differently.
Received last week the Merkur Futur Model #760; which is apparently the same as the regular #700-series except that it comes in a nice Merkur-branded Tin Box. Not sure but I think it is the same one I believe as the Merkur Vision comes in. Will ascertain this later this week when the Vision arrives which I have ordered as well... The packet looked a bit squashed, first time that has happened with any delivery. At first I was a bit worried about the razor box and the razor itself but no need, all had been well packed and protected. Tin Box & Razor were fine.