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As to whether or not you have to strop the razor before use, only you and the person/shop you bought it from know that. If it was sold to you shave-ready by someone here or from a dealer who knows...

The days of having to 'break in' a strop before use have long gone, IMO. When new, some vintage strops came with a very hard leather (usually the 'russian' type - stiff and hard) that had to be...