This is my first antique store razor purchase. Cost me a few dollars as I got it with two Gillette Old Type Ball razors and a Mohawk brush for $18.

The scales cleaned up real well with my Novus plastic polish, but the blade has been stubborn and aside from different grades of sandpaper, I don't really have much else other than a dremel.

I'm on the fence as to just get it honed as is and use it as-is or try and clean up the rust on the blade and make it beautiful.

I haven't been able to find any pertinent information on this razor, where exactly it is from or if it's anything of real rarity or reverence. The only markings on the blade is a "67" and "A.B. Arnold Made In Germany".





Any advice on what to do if you were me would be appreciated. Mind you, I do have a shave ready cos-flaw razor inbound from WhippedDog and a nice Russian razor, shave-ready from a B&B member that I picked up for $25.

So, unless this blade is something special, I really don't want to invest much more than $30 into it, including honing (which I can't really afford the equipment to buy right now).