I also heard somewhere that the old Wilkinson Sword DE blade making machinery had been sold to the Lord company, don't know if its true or not. Having tried some of the Lord blades they don't seem as good as the old WS ones from what I recall.
I read something a while back about, that the Wilkinson Sword company has been fragmented into so many different parts and sold to everybody and anybody, that no one really knows what the Wilkinson Sword brand does any more.
The conclusion that i have come to is that regardless if its a WS blade, razor or garden spade, Wilkinson Sword is now just a brand name and not a real manufacturer of quality products any more. Very sad.
Just my opinion mind you!