It was perfect. I had my den "finished." No one needs two Joris/Plisson open combs, but I wound up with the spiral handle palladium and the horn handle in gold. But then, what pops up on the B/S/T but a palladium plated Joris/Plisson with a Thuja wood handle. Did I need it? Nope. Want it? Yup. Beyond yup. Why, oh why? I'll post pics of the trio when the new one arrives. RAD is something else, I'll tell you.