I bought a Robeson a couple months ago (unique model that I had never seen before). It looked good in the pics, almost no pitting with great striped scales. When it arrived, I discovered about an 1/8 wide strip at the entire edge had vertical grinding marks on it. It had not been discernible in the pics.I worked it and worked it always careful to keep clear of the etching just above. In the end, I quit before I was able to get all the marks out. i can still see some with magnification. Razor honed fine and looks pretty good, but there was no excuse for the treatment it had received!