Thread: Dovo 'Jubilaum' 1905-1930

I recently acquired a Dovo 'Jubilaum' 1905-1930 on eBay.

There is some minor rust/pitting on the gold washed areas of the razor blade.
I have a Dremel (300 series) so I could grind everything off at once
but of course I intent to spare the etching and gold wash.

Does any one has any restoration tips to remove the rust?

Any help is greatly appreciated !


(I have an anvil a ball-peen hammer and some spare scale pins by hand in case I have to take off the scales.)

Kind of a "pick your poison" situation. You can't remove the rust and save the gold wash and etching. You might go real easy with some 1000-grit sandpaper and knock down the corrosion, but if you want it gone, you'll have to sacrifice the decoration.

That's such a nice razor!

Try a felt wheel and Maas or something like that first. It will burn off all of the gold but thats half toasted anyway and should get rid of the black specks. It will likely leave behind tiny holes but they will be shiny, rather than the black rust. This should leave the etching intact.

If you want the little pits out, that's a little more intensive.

if it were mine and i wish it were i would try some maas on a felt wheel and polish that blade up if pits became a problem i might either blue the blade or frost finish it

Might be a candidate for electrolysis?


Be careful and research first though!! I have no idea what electrolysis will do to the goldwash, but it might work

I think I would just wipe it off with mineral oil and soft rag, keep the gold wash and live with the pits. There seems to be no perfect solution. No matter what you do you will be taking from the beauty of the piece.

That razor looks sweet as it is. Leave the blade alone - restore the tang and hone 'er up!