Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
With having the razor in your hand you could look for, cracks on the blade, movement of the blade within the scales, hone wear, you could put the razor on a flat surface to see any warping, hidden rust mostly around the pivot pin, pitting close to the edge. That said my best advise would be if any doubt just walk away there will be plenty more.
why does it seem that the pivot point is the first place to rust.