So I got in my new package from Whipped Dog and I find a blonde handle. I open the blade which is admittedly kinda rusty (not so much anymore mind you) I notice writing on the shank which is a pleasure because my last razor didn't have any. I flip the razor and check the cross section and notice the hollow grind. I check back to the lettering and notice a -gen peeking out from under a bit of rust. I look over to the other end and see a So-. I scrape with my thumbnail a little and the rust more or less completely comes off and I connect the dots to the see the Solingen.

I then notice above it the H. -oker and be a knife collecter for 10 years I say "no way" and then glance a little to the left and see a tree. I just might have squeeled like a little school girl and ran to make some lather.

It wound up being much sharper than my last WD razor as the nicks can attest to and Im going to have to get used to the flexibility since my Bowdins is a 1/4 wedge. But overall I am very happy having a boker. Im going to try to give it a little more TLC and hopefully the rest of the rust comes off (it's not as bad as my other but is more widespread. like this one was not oiled and the other had water left on it in a couple spots and was never wiped.