Everyone,

I have two Geneva's that I got in a recent lot from ebay. They both have a similar issue. They look like they have some weird plating on them, which has worn of of most of the blade. The plating seems intact on the tang and spine of the razor, but is worn on most of the hollow portion of the blade. Anyone see this before?

I was planning on sanding/polishing the blade anyway, but was wondering if I am going to need to get rid of the plating on the rest of the razor.

In the picture, the plating is the brighter, lighter colored spots. You can see that it hasn't worn off right by the shoulder.