I've got one of these and it performs quite well. It takes an edge well and performance wise, it is up there with my other modern straight which is a Dovo Stainless. I picked this up on ebay about 6 weeks back and got a smoking deal on it. The seller had it marked as NOS (which it is not) and it went for a bargain. It is a good shaver and I use it in my rotation regularly.