Thanks that's great.

I bought it stated as a charnley and when I asked why they thought it was one the comment implied to me that it been owned for a while and this was a genuinely held belief, albeit that is no guarantee of anything.

The true colour doesn't come across well in the pictures but certainly is a blend of grey and olive green, I know CF's are often green are any others?

The honing progression I chose was deliberate in so much as I know that coming off the 6k side of the King leaves an edge which isn't nice to shave with, as such the new hone is definitely the one that has refined the edge. From the shave test I rate it above my DT, C12K and Coticule, although I have a les lat, which I have yet to fully investigate.

From what I've read a TOS is unlikely to have have put such a good edge on the razor, so I'm going to rule that out.

I am really looking forward to learning how best to use this stone, it might even be a HAD killer.