"Rapier" - shaving blades: description, photo

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Gone are the days when men used sharpened animal teeth for shaving. Today, for those who prefer to always look solid and presentable, a wide range of razors and blades from various manufacturers is presented on store shelves. The products of the Russian OJSC Mostochlegmash, the owner of the Rapira brand, are in great demand among the consumer. Blades from this manufacturer are very popular among the male population of the CIS countries. Excellent quality and affordable price are the hallmarks of these razors.

How Rapier razors are made

The blades are manufactured by the manufacturer using a number of technological processes. For products, high-quality stainless steel is used, which is subjected to rolling at the beginning of the process. Then the formed steel strip is placed in a special machine that separates the strip intoindividual blanks. They are heat treated up to 1000 degrees Celsius. Heating lasts no more than half a minute. Hardening of products is carried out in cold water.

Quick freezing is an indispensable element in the manufacturing technology of Rapira razor products. The blades are subjected to rapid cooling to a temperature of -50 degrees. This makes the steel harder. Then the blanks are placed in a special machine, which puts the name of the brand - "Rapier" on their surface. The blades are then dried and polished. This stage of work is carried out in special devices that contain grinding modules. With their help, the blades acquire the desired sharpening. To achieve high hardness and wear resistance, the workpieces are chrome-plated.

Judging by the positive reviews about the Rapira brand, shaving blades glide over the skin quite easily. This is achieved through the use of a special anti-adhesive material, which is applied to the surface of the blanks. It was possible to prevent the corrosive processes of products with the help of a special organic oil, in which ready-made blades are dipped before they are packed. Each blade is stored in special wax paper "envelopes".

How blades are packaged

Employees of OAO Mostochlegmash pack finished products into packs and then into blocks. One block contains ten packs. In this form, it is transported to wholesale buyers. On the shelves of retail stores, the attention of the consumer is presentedseparate packs with razors of the Rapira brand. The blades are contained in quality and beautiful packaging.

What to look for when buying a block

With the growing popularity of the Rapira brand, today the market is being filled with counterfeit products under this trademark. The countries in which such fakes are made are China and India. A lot of counterfeit products also enter the market from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In order not to purchase a fake instead of quality products, you should pay attention to how the blocks with shaving products are designed. They should have Russian and English inscriptions "100 Blades". They are also found in fakes. However, the original differs in that it has the inscription in bolder type.

What the packaging looks like

The packaging of both real products and fakes are distinguished by the presence of a combination of black, white, blue-blue and crimson red.

In this regard, it is difficult to distinguish counterfeit from the original. Experts recommend paying attention to how the inscription is made. On packages for real and fake products, they are made in the same font. In both cases, the manufacturer and his address are indicated. But the font in which the letter “z” is made on the fake packaging differs somewhat from the writing of other letters.

What should be the "envelope"

Each wax paper wrapper contains one blade. Packed in this waymany manufacturers of their products. The products of the Rapira brand are no exception. The blades (the photo is presented in the article) are placed in a special “envelope”, on which a warning is given in clear print not to wipe the products. The writing language is Russian and English. The inscriptions on envelopes containing fakes are distinguished by a clumsy font. You can also distinguish a fake by touch. They use waxed paper. The folded "envelope" does not completely cover the blade. As a result, such products do not have spot gluing.

What a real blade looks like

You can distinguish the original Rapira brand razor by the following parameters:

• In the process of repeated bending and unbending, the real blade does not break. Fake can break after the first bend.
• Original is white coated. Fakes, on the contrary, are noticeably darker.
• Real blades differ from counterfeit blades by imprinting a more distinct brand name of the manufacturer.

Consumer Reviews

Those who use razors from the well-known Rapira brand have appreciated the strengths of these blades:

• The shaving process is comfortable. Due to the high quality of the blades, gliding over the skin is smooth. However, in some cases, this can lead to skin injury: some users apply excessive pressure on the blade.
• The use of Rapira products does not irritate the skin.
• Products are not in short supply and are soldin many stores.

Conclusion

The Russian manufacturer of shaving products Mostochlegmash has been producing its products for over a hundred years. The blades of this enterprise are appreciated by the male population of the Russian Federation.