Last year Gillette made a DE razor
I'll try a more general question, and merely ask if someone knows of the last year that Gillette (Procter & Gamble) made a Double Edge razor? I have 2 links to show that it was in 1998, but no one seems to be able to really confirm this.
I might even go a little more specific and ask what year Gillette stopped making the TTO Super Adjstable? I have a 1982 TTO with black diamond pattern on the handle. Looks like I'm the only one that has shaved with it, so it's in excellent shape.
A few pics of my 1977 (X-4) and 1982 (C-2) razors.
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...e_x-4_1977.jpg
Date code on the inside. 1977 4th Quarter
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...e_c-2_1982.jpg
Date code on the inside. 1982 2nd Quarter
http://vernsdidj.com/pictures/misc/r...te_x-4_c-2.jpg
Showing both made in U.S.A. I tried to capture the diamond knurling on the 1982 handle, but it is definitely different than the 1977. When you see these differences on web picture it should be a clue to the years they were made.