I got one of these from stamps222 last week. I was impressed with the quality of the razor vs the cost for sure. It's reasonably sharp*, and carries a larger blade which I've been interested in trying out. As others have mentioned, the scales are probably the worst part of the razor. Someone could make a nice business out of buying these up and re-scaling them.

I've yet to shave with it, but I don't think I would call it junk by any means. For the price, I could easily buy 5 of them and throw away all but the best one of the bunch.


* I'm not new to honing in general, but I can honestly say I'm no expert at straight razors either. Personally, I don't think it would give a bad shave as-is even if there's some room for improvement on the hone. Then again, maybe I got a good one...