No, there the original plastic (pearl) scales ! They look ok for me !
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Your horn scales look pretty fantastic as well Phrank.
Who did those for you?
Thanks Iceni! I did not know that, the originals on mine were black with MOP inlay, unfortunately the end of one of the scales near the pivot was somehow partially melted by the previous owner....great blade though!
Yes, the other Dovo looks like the Bismarck.
And Valery at the Gentleman's Den did the scales...
What's MOP ? I just recently bought mine from SRD, it said my scales were plastic but look like pearl ! They look nice !
Ah, yes I have plastic MOP ! LOL
It's a beautiful razor, it is a little awkward stropping it though ! The way the shank is, it's different than my other razors and is just a little awkward stropping !
Here a few Pics of my current Bismarck Razors :)
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A simple 13/16"-, thin full Hollow Ground without Number.
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A No.518 with decorated Back and a french Point, 6/8"-, thin grounded with gold wash/etching.
Scales are made of Feaux-Ivorine with Inlay.
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A simple 5/8", thin grounded and i love the dull finish of the black plastic scales :D
My Bismarck, Have not restored it yet just a quick sand and then I decided to descale it now waiting for my tumbler to arrive
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Looks to be in good shape. It should clean up and shave very well :D
The patina doesn't look too deep I would give it a quick polish with something like Autosol or mothers and see what it looks like before you think about stripping it. Chances are it'll come straight up to a nice finish without needing to be fully restored.