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Maybe it is RPA, but if the soldier's service number is on the scales it seems like overkill to put his initials on them too.

The reason I thought it might be RFA is because I have seen similar...

After the deaths of Thomas Ellin I in 1845 Thomas Ellin II in 1847 his sons were too inexperienced to manage the company, so Joseph Ellin and George Barber took over as the management with Geo....

I reckon those initials are 'RFA' for Royal Field Artillery - if someone had access to a list of RFA service numbers, then you could identify the soldier who owned that razor.

Regards,
Neil

The company was started by Isaac Barber in the 1820s. In 1845 Isaac & James Barber were listed as making knives. Isaac died in 1854 and James died at the tender age of 40 in 1859. The trademark...