+1 to Robin's advise.

I have been shaving with a str8 for a little while, and have yet to purchase a new razor, the vintage work really well, and, if bought from the SRP classifies, can be trusted to be shave ready, if it says it is.

My thinking is, if you can get the same, or better, quality by buying something older, that has been restored, for less than what a new one would cost, I'd take the restored one hands down, every time. As has been mentioned here, there's just something cool about shaving with a blade that as old as my grandfather.

Anyway, that's my two bits. I'll get down now

and let us know what you get.