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Straight Razor

Truefitt & Hill

£121

Overview Dovo Solingen Straight (also called Open or Cut Throat) Razor. By far the most traditional razor available and dating back as far as the late 1600s. With no safety features, it is important to know how to use one before purchasing. Please note, our Open Razor Masterclass is available to book online here or by telephone. To keep the blade in best condition, we recommend the use of one of our leather strops. View leather strops. Actual colour may vary as each razor is unique. Materials Handmade using the finest carbon steel and ebony wood. Delivery This product can be delivered worldwid

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The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as TRUEFITT & HILL (GENTLEMEN'S GROOMING) LIMITED, number 02817993. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Truefitt & Hill moved to its present address, 71 St James's Street, in 1994." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.