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    I'm in the camp of clean it up rescale it and sharpen. Just make sure you kill the rust on the tang and anywhere else so to preserve the steel. You might want to tape up the scales hone it and see how she shaves first before putting a lot of work into it. Sure looks like a great razor.
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    I would replace the scales with some horn, possibly honey horn, polish the blade some w/o taking away from the etching & put it back together. It would be a very nice looking razor restored. I have one similar that needs restoring & I'm going to do it as soon as I get the time.
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    I agree with Birnando as well...beautiful razor.

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    Building on the car analogy I wouldn't want an antique car with patina and rust I would want it restored to the original condition or as close as possible. Just my preference. Some would rather have a custom job but not me. I want a '67 chev to look like a '67 chev but not a '67 chev that's been sitting in the rain for 47 years. Again just my preference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steel View Post
    Building on the car analogy I wouldn't want an antique car with patina and rust I would want it restored to the original condition or as close as possible. Just my preference. Some would rather have a custom job but not me. I want a '67 chev to look like a '67 chev but not a '67 chev that's been sitting in the rain for 47 years. Again just my preference.
    A '67 Chevy that's been driven all these years. Take a trip to Arizona, nothing rusts there! There's no moisture.You see all kinds of cars you don't see anywhere's else & in excellent condition with no rust.

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    Definitely restore it and shave with it. My old Boker that I restored is now my favorite shaver. Great steel.

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