How bad did I do?

[PhlyanPan]

Ok, so I picked up this razor from ebay and was wondering how bad you think it is. I purchased it mostly for the name, I have a good friend with the last name Morley who works in a family business with his dad so I thought it would be cool to have a razor by Morely & Son to show him.

Vintage Morely & Son German straight razor - eBay (item 180700069436 end time Jul-28-11 12:52:44 PDT)

I only paid $10 plus $3 to ship it so I can't lose much. The razor looks to me like it has a bunch of toe wear but the edge doesn't look destroyed to me. So what do the experts on here think? Is it scrap or can I do something with this thing?

[hoglahoo]

I am neither an expert nor a magician, but I could probably get it to shave with quite a bit of preliminary bevel work. And though not scrap, I'd personally prefer to spend an extra $10 or so and get a razor that does not need quite so much work. The picture is for easy reference

[Slartibartfast]

The scales look like they are in decent shape.....

[Jimbo7]

You did well on the table too...

I kid!!!

I suppose it can be made to shave, but that's probably going to hurt your head and/or wallet more than just starting over from scratch. Laugh this one off and keep it as a letter opener or something.

Keep searching, there are plenty of Morleys out there for the taking!

[PhlyanPan]

Yeah, that's about what I figured. I might play with it and try to learn how to restore or something like that. I really wanted it for the name more than anything. I certainly didn't think I was getting something ready to shave and $13 ain't going to kill me.

[johnmrson]

I'll be honest, it's not something I would have ever considered buying.