Seraphim, I didn't know you were also bidding. Sometimes I think that all of the decent razors on eBay get sold to the same 20-30 guys here -- like, maybe we buyers chould get get together ahead of time here and decide who wants which blade the most! Could save a LOT of money in the long run . . .

Anyway, I hope it's a decent blade, and it certainly has a nice look to it. I like reading the comments here about "fake this" and "Paki that," but I've never seen one either.

For what it's worth, I've also got one of those FWEs with the old style scales. It's definitely authentic, in super shape, and even has the original bluing on the tang. And it looks pretty much like the "suspected" FWE shown above.

Hope everyone else had a good weekend!