sorry to bring this back up, but i ran out of gillette refills and went scrounging for a razor and found my old retro (grandpa's old army issue from the 70's) kinda looks like the one in the link below but is all metal. best shave i've ever had!
http://wilkinsonsword.co.uk/men/showroom/classic
just wondering though if anyone knows where i might find the wilkinson blades, coles used to sell them and i've tried the local tobacconist but only got these no frills items which pulled the hair out one by one and made me very sore and angry.