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    I bought a 1k king. Seems OK. The price was right for the amount of use it will get.

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    Gencos are all great quality blades. I have more Genco razors than anyother brand in my collection. Here is a photo of some of them. You will like your Genco if it is shave ready.
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    Genco steel is really good quality. I find it to be a bit more labor intensive to get just right, but once it is, great stuff.

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    Genco's are good blades, also know as Geneva Cutlery which I believe became Case cutlery.

    As to shave ready, they rarely are. For hones, 95% of my honing, a 320 diamond plate to cut/set the bevel, then a 600 and 1200 diamond to clean it up, then a 4000/8000 Norton and some 0.5 micron chromium oxide on strop (50,000 grit) to polish and leather. I have honed thousands of razors and that combo will get you most all the time. Add in a 10K for a few pickier blades. Then if you want to play with things like Coticules, Thuringians, and Escher Stones you can but like I said, 95% or more I dont need them and never had a complaint about the edge on any blades I have honed other than they are too sharp.

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    Finally got the Genco I ordered to day and it is defiantly shave ready can't wait to use it in the morning Name:  ImageUploadedByTapatalk1405994733.199994.jpg
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    Fine purchase, sir!

    Back to the razor....

    I would also recommend a pro-hone. However, I would make sure the honer is capable of blunting the nose(the square point). This will save you alot of nicks and cuts.

    Also, slow and easy on the stropping. Bad stropping will curl an edge quicker than I can break wind.

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    Good lookin blade! That is for sure the same Genco I have, so watch that vampiric point.
    Razor rich, but money poor. I should have diversified into Eschers!

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