Hello
I purchase a Fritz Bracht Dovo #38 razor from Ebay for $26.00 and I just received it today. I am new to straight razor shaving and I knew when I purchased this razor that it was not in shave ready condition. I sent some messages with pictures to some of the people on this site that advertise razor restoration and I have got some responses back that say it will be about $45.00 dollars to restore this razor. I just wanted some opinions as to whether or not there is a big difference in manufacturing quality of this razor as compared to a brand new Dovo razor. I am asking this because I have got different opinions on restoring this razor or buying a brand new one instead ? Also can anybody tell me how old this razor might be ?

Thank You
Mark DOVO straight razor - eBay (item 110399983210 end time Jun-14-09 18:55:17 PDT)