Thanks guys! I probably belong to 30 forums for my different hobbies (firearms, amateur radio, photography, model railroading) and for some reason, it never occurred to me to join a straight razor forum!

OK, I just ordered a tube of Simichrome polish from Amazon. It cost more to ship it than the cost of the product!

Now if you guys promise not to fight about it, I have just one more question (for now!) about my Puma. At the end of the scale (I learned a new word today!) on the side with the Puma emblem near the hinge pin, the numbers 4 8 1 are stamped into the material. What on earth does it mean?

Scott