Got mine in yesterday. The scales were not the ones pictured and the thing weighs a ton. BUT it is 1000 times better then Gold Dollar. I have made a Gold Dollar shave ready and by the time I was done, I had completely waisted a 240 grit stone and it didn't even look like a razor anymore. The ZY was at least true hollow grind so I could at least make it into shave ready without any more work than any other razor. I also had a Thiers Issard in for sharpening that had be VERY neglected and rust spots, but no chipping. Took me about the same amount of time to get the ZY shave ready as that one. So all in all for the $8 I paid for it I'd call it plausible to buy, as long as you don't mind honing it or having someone hone it. It was NOT shave ready when received. I will continue to use it for a while and see how it holds up. I got the 430 "no stain" by the way so we will see.