on the face of the blade it is very feint/ worn writing but it says EXTRA with what looks like 2 swords at either side of the writing. underneath that it says "HOLLOW GROUND RAZOR" and on the "neck"? it says "manufactured by wade and butcher sheffield" with what looks like a picture of a cross...similar to the crosses painted on the side of german bombers in WW2. :-)

i have just emailed the strop shop for some prices/ advice. if anybody knows of any other companies that are the best at what they do then please let me know.

thanks all. the day of paying £15 a month for mach 3 blades is coming to an end.