Shortly after the Pistol Licensing Act 1927 was passed, a visiting sailor used a cutthroat razor to defend himself from attackers. As a result, razors became a default weapon due to its ease of purchase from barbers shops for a few pence, its ease of concealment (hidden inside a piece of cork), and its use as an instrument of intimidation and threatened or actual mutilation, physical impairment or murder against one's adversaries, prey or hostile spouses.
Shortly after the Pistol Licensing Act 1927 was introduced, a sailor encountered attackers and used a stiletto to defend himself. As a result, razors became common weapons due to their accessibility at barbershops for a small fee, ease of concealment (hidden in cork), and use as instruments of fear or physical harm against adversaries, targets, or hostile partners.