Razor gang

This article is about razor gangs in Australia. For razor gangs in England, see Brighton razor gangs. For razor gangs in Scotland, see Glasgow razor gangs.

Razor Gang areas of Sydney, 1927

Razor gangs were criminal gangs who dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. After the passage of the Pistol Licensing Act 1927, the Parliament of New South Wales imposed severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms and handguns. In response, Sydney gangland figures began to use razors as their preferred weapons (particularly due to their capacity to inflict disfiguring scars).[1]

  1. ^ Writer, Larry (24 August 2018). Razor: A true story of slashers, gangsters, prostitutes and sly grog. Pan. ASIN 0330363352.