Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
What was inscribed or not inscribed on the blade beforehand is irrelevant in my opinion.

The fact is, it is was a very nice razor, regardless of what had been etched there or not. What possible motive would someone have for taking a razor and etching something on it? The only motive I can think of is the knowledge that with those markings, it fetches a far higher price.

If someone showed me their, W&B, Celebrated FBU, and I saw that false etching, I'd say it was a fake, and pretty much now you have a very nice old W&B that's been ruined with these counterfeit markings. In other words, IMO, the original blade was quite nice, gorgeous blade, and it was defaced for no other motive that a higher price tag - razor is ruined now IMO, basically worthless....
I agree on that level. For me, it would lose its appeal. I'm picky about restoration/alteration work as it is, I can't stand excessive polish/non-traditional scales let alone this sort of thing...