First "real" straight razor shave

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Thanks to my beautiful wife who bought me a "sight-unseen" razor from Larry at the WhippedDog, I am now the proud owner of a new (to me) 5/8 strip of Sheffield steel and ready to try it in the morning. I have heard many of you say on here that a shavette is not the same, so I'll comment tomorrow on just what kind of a transition I experienced going from the Parker SR1 to a real razor. I would love to know the history of this razor, as it has plenty of character, but an obviously well-honed edge. I will not strop it until after my first shave, so I can get a feel for what Larry did first. I got the poor-man strop kit, which is very basic - only leather and no canvas or linen - so I'll just stick with the smooth side of the leather for now and hit with about 40 strokes after my shave tomorrow. I am putting a few pics here in case any of you want to try to identify the lineage of this beauty. The only markings are, on the blade: "Extra Hollow Ground", and on the shank "Warranted" and below that "Made in Sheffield". Scales appear to be horn. Cheers!