Razor gang
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Razor gangs were criminal gangs that dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. The choice of razors as preferred weapons reflected laws imposing severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms, and the capacity of razors to inflict disfiguring scars.[1]
The two major razor gangs were associated with prominent madams, Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine.
The term razor gang was subsequently used in Australian politics as a nickname for group of Cabinet ministers, charged with cutting government spending.
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