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    Pretty sure it was etched but been worn down. After your 600 grit I would use some 1000 grit just to smooth it just a little more before using polish. I like the Mothers polish. There are lot's of great metal polishes out there. One I use a lot is Nu Finish car polish. It's the one in the orange bottle costs around eight bucks at Wally World. Great on all things metal including your car. I started using it on my cymbals on my drum set & I won't use anything else on them.
    I love Wade & Butcher razors & my go to straight is a Pre 1882 W&B.
    Your Razor was probably made in the later 1880's as it has England on the tang.
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    Yes, 600 is great for most cleaning/sanding, the higher you go on the following grits, the smaller the scratch pattern and the better the final shine.

    Follow 600 with 1,000 and even go to 1,500 and 2,000. The higher you go in grits the less time you will need sanding, as the scratches get finer. You can get a set of Micro Mesh paper, from most hobby stores, that go to 12K and/or foam 3X4 pads for around $20, that finish, to the naked eye as a polished finish. They do last a long time, then go to your metal polish for a very mirror finish.

    We all have our own preferred finish polish, (I have a cabinet full). I use Mothers to polish and build a finish, then do a finale polish with MAAS, (because it is expensive and hard to find locally, though lately, my local Ace Hardware has been carrying it), just using a couple dabs with paper towels and buffing with Micro Fiber.

    Personally, unless the etch is pristine, I buff it off. Geezer has a good post in the Workshop on darkening and trying to save an etch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slawman View Post
    Pretty sure it was etched but been worn down. After your 600 grit I would use some 1000 grit just to smooth it just a little more before using polish. I like the Mothers polish. There are lot's of great metal polishes out there. One I use a lot is Nu Finish car polish. It's the one in the orange bottle costs around eight bucks at Wally World. Great on all things metal including your car. I started using it on my cymbals on my drum set & I won't use anything else on them.
    I love Wade & Butcher razors & my go to straight is a Pre 1882 W&B.
    Your Razor was probably made in the later 1880's as it has England on the tang.
    Slawman
    I was hoping a drummer would chime in to this post.
    John

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    Looks like it needs to be honed

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