Yep. It'll shave once honed. It depends on ones preference. I doubt any of us would buy it but the seller may still see some potential in it & hates to throw it away knowing it will still shave but it has a ton of miles on it like Tom pointed out. It looks like a seller from across the pond on the west side & if someone wants to shave with a straight but their budget won't allow them to spend much more then there's his or her pigeon!