The Brillant Delux were also manufactured in Zella-Mehlis but the two pamphlets indicate two different companies. The older version says "VEB Feintechnik Eisfeld, 6060 Zella-Mehlis" and the newer says "VEB Brillant Rasierapparate, 606 Zella-Mehlis". I really can't see that they would have two different companies manufacturing razors in a small town, so I guess they were divisions within the same company (which was state owned anyway).

If I were to speculate, I think that they decided to manufacture a One Piece TTO razor around the same time as they were manufacturing the Erfa Rasant Gen 5 because the handle is the same. The spring loaded middle plates look the same except that the Brillant has extra tabs in the middle which would give the blade a bit more support.

From researching, I believe that there to be 2 generations and yes the first generation is the one missing from my collection. (If you have one that you are willing to part with please contact me)
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