Hi, this is my first post on here, and I am interested in getting into using a straight blade.
I will keep it simple, basically I want to know if I am even allowed to ask about materials suck as Ivory or Tortoise Shell?
My great grandad had a straight razor made from Ivory, but this is back Australia in my home country, and now I live in the UK.
I doubt that my parents could send me this?
(Also, I am not sure if I could get the blade back to working shape as it has not been used in close to 100 years)

More important is that what is the best type of blade to get is as I head that there is Dovo, and the French brand (forgot the name).

Thanks in advance