Thank you for the compliment. And I do understand your point. I too like restoring razors to original condition . But there are those times when you get a request such as these. The original scales were kept for the future so they could be put back together again.
But razors are in some ways like cars. Guys want to personalize them. And as with cars there was always a debate as to restore it to original condition or build a hot rod.
Hmmm. I kinda like both for different reasons.