Ed Wusthof model 716 Tridente Eleganza

[emiliofragiacomo]

Hi all

I have recently purchased an amazing Ed Wusthof Tridente.
Basically the razor came in the original box and even the box itself is in like new condition.
The razor has never been used and never been sharpen.
I have never dealt which such an amazing piece and to be honest I do not want to start polishing the blade without some feedback from some of the experienced members.There are a few parts of the blade where I think a bit of polishing will remove the black spots.Now I have uploaded some pictures with the razor and I have some questions .
On the tang as you can see in the pictures there is a bit of rust and some black thing which I can only think is a kind of adhesive paste.
My question to you is :should I take it apart and clean it properly or not ?

Thanks for reading,
Emilio