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This is all just opinion from a bad E-bay pic
From a restorist's POV:
it is a 7/8 most likely, might be an 8/8 but I don't think so
the gold is toast regardless
that IS cell rot in my professional opinion :p (I have seen it a few times hehehe)
the scales are toast
the blade may be able to be buffed "clean" again
it will never be perfect or even close there isn't enough steel it remove on that hollow grind to get below the pitting that is there (trust me it is there)
after a ton of work that edge still may be bad because of the pitting
I kinda know what I am doing with restorations, and have fixed a couple of razors here and there and IMHO that razor gets a wave :(
Now in the "can it shave" department the answer is "I couldn't say until I had it, and a hone in hand at the same time" :)
Stole the pic for later reference when the link is dead
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