Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
Hard to say from the photos. In some, it does look like there is a flat area near the spine, which would suggest that the razor has hone wear, but has been "restored" in some way and not yet honed. If you want to keep the shiny look, use tape when you hone it, and you will be able to tell by the wear on the tape. If you don't mind "marring" the finish, hone it without tape, and be prepared to (maybe) put in a fair amount of work.
I looked over it some more.... The spine is the same all the way down. I just find it weird.... it has an "edge", but doesn't appeared to have been sharpened. I hand polished with a cloth, no buffer used. Wish I would have taken some pics of it when I got it.... A tad bit on the dull side..... MAAS shined it up for sure. I am thinking about sending this one out to be honed.