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Don't know about razors, but "Damascus Steel" was a very real type of steel. Made well it was amazing both in blades and in shotgun barrels. Made poorly, it was pretty awful. The real deal, however,...

Examining the "feinster silberstahl" Solingen, I noticed this. My razor used to be part of a 7 day razor set!

Beware: Straight Razor Porn in attachment!

Ouch. I've only spoken German for...40 years...used to be more fluent than I am now. It's humiliating to have missed that one!

I wonder what exactly "silver steel" is?

Time for wikipedia...

What's the best way to go about polishing these bad boys?

Thanks for advice and encouragement. I will indeed do some polishing and I think I might send them out for honing since they seem worth it. I'd have two nice razors for under $40 each, not bad.
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I picked up these two razors (attached picture) very cheaply (about $10 each) because the brands were on the "good" list and they seemed sound. I'm wondering if they'd be worth having professionally...