Hello gentleman, I'm rather new to this whole straight shaving thing just two months shaving but I've become quite interested in restoration. I recently decided to take up my first real restoration attempt, just for practice if nothing else (my first razor is vintage, but only required some minor sandpaper cleanup and a good hone.) It turns out that I may have picked a tricky razor to start with. The razor I've been cleaning up came in pretty poor condition. A good part of it was rusted over, its pitted all over the place. I quite like the etching though and would like to try to get it into usable condition.



However, I noticed some pitting very near and possibly even on the edge, as seen here





My question is, is this pitting too close to the edge? How can I tell without a microscope (if I can even tell without one) and can this razor be saved? Is it possible to hone this out? I've already taken the sandpaper to it quite a bit and I'm very hesitant to try and sand the pits out on the blade since its a full hollow. Anyways, any input is appreciated. Its not the biggest loss if its junk, but I'd like to save it if I can.

Also, for a rather pitted tang, do you guys usually sand those completely out or just leave it at a light sanding. I'm not sure how far to go on the non blade parts of the razor here. I don't want to wear the thing down to nothing, but a nice shiny razor wouldn't hurt either. (well, actually I guess it would technically... )

Thanks!