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Link to a post on celluloid rot.

http://www.straightedgerazors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23&highlight=celluloid

Unfortunately, no... it will only get worse. While lots of celluloid seems to hold up quite well, that particular celluloid "marble" pattern is just notorious for this problem. Too bad, too,...

In looking closer to that razor, the small rusty spot on the tang and jimps near the "14" looko to correspond directly with the dark reddish blotch on the scales and that's the place I would suspect...

Watch that razor VERY closely. Those scales are the most prone to devastating celluloid rot of any type I've known. I've had several with that scale material and celluloid rot was a problem with...