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Thanks for that @pjgh very enlightening, mine is all aluminium and could be the the first truly named “featherlight” razor.WJM = WJ Myatt < the maker
44 = 1944 at a guess as I've also seen 45
CC = Control Centre
11 18 = Codes/Sections
Put together, we think this is an issue/demob razor given the little broad arrow symbol found on most examples ... possibly a hospital razor.
Broad arrow - Wikipedia
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Most that I've seen were all aluminium while yours looks like steel?
... of course we might be way off track with WJM = WJ Myatt because other acronyms have been spotted on razors stamped in the same way:
CC1087 MM&S 44 = Medical Modelling & Security???
CC1118 WDC 45 = Western Defence Command???
... which of course, might be way off the mark and just other manufacturers' initials.
I guess by end of WW2 with the USA well into the action, aluminium had become cheaper and more abundant than steel? I doubt that keeping razor weight to a minimum for the soldiers was the objective.