I have begun a hand restoration (no machines) of a 100+ year old razor. After getting to 800 grit wet/dry I took out my loupe and noticed a light grind pattern near the tang of the razor perpendicular to the blade edge. This was not done by me and what I was wondering is, after seeing so many amazing restorations that are mirror polished....did all of these razors come out of the factories this way? Or is this a more the fashion of our time, that mirror polish is good whether it mimics the original or not? And yep, I got to 800 before I noticed!