Found this old vintage razor and wouldn't mind learning to use it.
So to make a long story short I was given this old straight razor. It's a "Jassiano Co" from what it says on the box. It says "Guaranteed and "Germany" on the box and I can't make out much else. Also what looks like a number "26". Blade says "Colonial Razor Germany". I'm not sure what the handle is made out of, my guess is some type of bone or something. It's not wood or plastic. It was broken in a few places so I did my best to glue it back together and my improvement are holding up. Anyways the blade looks to be in decent shape despite some rust/oxidation/water spots etc. The blade is sharp but not shave ready, doesn't seem to have any dings or nicks or anything.
I was also given a very old vintage water stone that I've been using for the past few days according to some instruction I found online and youtube and I've been able to get it a lot sharper but still not able to shave hairs. It glides effortlessly through paper but I can't get it much sharper. I'm not sure what grit the stone is... But either way the stone is pretty narrow and seemed to have been broken. It's about 3 inches wide and tapers to about one since so I doubt someone of my limited skill will be able to make it work to the point of using the razor. But I have gotten it sharper nonetheless.
Anyways if possible, I'd like to know a little more about the razor. Is it a decent razor to learn on? I've always been interested in straight razors but never really took the plunge... Fooling around with this thing sort of got me back in to willing to try it. But if I do i'd want something decent.
Either way if this IS a decent razor. I'd like to try and clean up the blade a little bit to make it look presentable. I was thinking maybe some metal polish or smething.
I was also thinking about having it professional honed (if it's worth doing).
What do you guys think?