Thread: Ever seen this Made in England?

Anyone ever run into one of these no name made in England razors? I got it in a lot with some other things I wanted and I initially had high hopes for it. In my experience English razors are often very good. All it says on the blade is the country of origin with no maker's mark or name anywhere.



It is file cut on both sides of the tang...



...and appears to be half to 3/4 hollow.

The scales are odd. They appear to have been dark (probably black) but fade from oxidation both from water and air. You can see spots on it where the water has faded them plus they have an overall brown looking tinge That seems to go below just the surface. They seem to be some sort of synthetic material.
I have honed it, progressed it and finished it more than once with varying methods but it just never really shaves very well. It isn't really bad, it just isn't very good. I'd call it... acceptable I guess. I was so hoping I had found a diamond in the rough but it's just been rather disappointing. I noticed that it doesn't seem to have the ring to the blade that a lot of my better ones do and It never really shines when polished. My guess is that it was probably a knockout from some company that produced either only cheap or maybe a line of cheaper razors for hardware stores or haberdasheries as a low line alternative.
Any thoughts?