Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
Looking at it more closely, I wonder if the scales might be ivory ? I don't think they are celluloid because of the pins not having collars. Anyway, I would clean the scales with soap and water, a soft toothbrush. Flatten the ends of a Q-tip to get inside the scales. If you're really troubled by grunge at the pivot, dental floss. I would polish the blade with a paper towel and some flitz, maas, semichrome, or something like that. That is all I would do. Of course some guys would send it out to have it unpinned, polished up and all of that but that ain't my thing. I like some of the battle scars 100+ year old razors acquire.