I have lost count how many razors I have seen over the years with a name, number of date scratched into the scales.

I bought a razor once with homemade wood scales. When I removed them on the inside in pencil was the owners name and date. Through Google I was able to verify the owner. The style of writing fit the time period.

Many razors with writing on the scales appears original due to the style of writing. But there are many out there that look like someone just scratched a name or date into the scales to make it look older or more important.

If you have witnessed this I would like to get your opinion of some are applied to receive or not. Look forward to your responses.