Thoughts On Country Of Origin

[MikeT]

Hello Gentleman!
This thread is about country of origin, quality, and anything that might lend to a better understanding of what circumstances lead to the blades coming out of those countries.
Just want to know your thoughts.. not a bashing of different countries, but explanations that can help us understand why some places excelled in scale of production, quality, style.. etc. etc.
For example why were there so few manufacturers from Italy? America was a huge market, seems most American companies used German blades, trade deals?
Most French blades I see don't seem to have the same "fit and finish", I like French blades but why is it not as easy to find a "great" one?
How did the competition between Britain and France play out on the realm of shaving??

These are just a few ideas to help. I'm sure books could be written on the subject!

Let's see if we can get some of our valued historians to come out of the works and give what some of us really love to read... some rich history!
*Just imagine that there is a large group of men banging their shaving mugs on the table and waving frothy brushes and razors in the air chanting encouraging demands for some good history!* Hehehe

Thank you gentleman, have a great shave!