Originally Posted by
John Crowley
That isn't uncommon at all. The razor is good quality carbon steel that has no resistance to rust at all - none of the carbon steel razors do. It won't interfer with your shaving and at some time in the future you can have the scales removed and the blade polished out. In the mean time can I recommend stropping when you are finished drying it to make really sure the edge is dry and then put some camellia seed oil on it. It also helps a lot if you store it somewhere other than the bathroom because humidity will start it rusting.