Be careful who you send it to for honing. I have a "near mint" Dubl Duck Goldedge, unhoned, that still had the gold on the tang and was beautiful. Sent it to an unscrupulous merchant (not a SRP vendor!) and never heard from him or my razor again. I'd had two previous transactions with the guy that went fine so I had no reason to suspect him. But he has not replied to e-mails, eBay vendor messages…I'm thinking of making a call to the police station in his town just to see what happens.

I guess he liked my Goldedge too much. They seen to make people a little crazy. That started me on the habit of fully photographing every nice razor I buy. I imagine it's already for sale somewhere.

If you find a nice one, be careful to send it to reputable, reliable people for any work done.