This thread has piqued my interest in these razors. I found they have a few for sale on aframes (and annoyingly a lot of "sold" ones still listed). I had a few questions for you guys, as I don't know much about buying used razors.
-There is one listed that obviously is missing a lot of metal... and the price is quite a bit lower than the others. The blade seems clean though. What are the drawbacks of having a razor that has been used or honed this much, or repaired, or whatever may have happened? I imagine it would shave the same as others, but is it possible that at some point through honing/refreshing it would run out of usable metal?? Or is the price lower just because the restoration/use has made it less collectible?
-Some of the others have more metal on the blade, but obviously noticeable marks. The comments he gives for these is pretty much the same, looks used, has rust or stain spots. What are these spots? Parts where the razor has rusted and been cleaned? Are they removable (I would imagine the seller would have removed what he could... one of the razors you can even see a dark spot that has obviously been worked on a lot... the metal around it is totally bright).

Anyway, if I were to buy one of these, it would be more for using than collecting, though of course, a nice looking razor that shaves well is better than an ugly one that shaves well. Thanks in advance for the input, and BTW OP, beautiful razor you have there.