Vintage PUMA 85 Stright Razor Made in Germany Frcm - eBay (item 250307675113 end time Oct-19-08 08:03:06 PDT)

I'm a *total* newb to this, but it looks to me like the blade is very evenly tarnished, with a small amount of rust toward the heel. The edge looks completely straight. I wish there was a picture of the other side of the blade, but if it's comparable to the side shown, I think this blade will clean up to near-perfect, with a few deep pits where the rust is on the heel. The scales look to be in decent shape. It is missing one pin, though.

At five seconds left in the auction, the bid was at 10 bucks. Then, of course, the requisite snipers took aim.. and missed. My max bid held, and I scored this for $27.55 shipped.

I would *love* to hear opinions on this blade... Anything about it.. how well you think it'll clean up, was it a decent price, etc. etc.

Now it's time to research blade restoration.