Sorry I have no before pics. It had a rubber band on the tang and there was a little of the gold wash left, but the rust was taking over, actually red rust under the rubber. I struck a balance to keep as much of the etching as possible. This razor is about $300 new. I paid 48 for this one.
I got rid of the stock rubber piece on mine immediately - a piece of loose rubber there is just asking for disaster on a carbon steel razor. I replaced mine with a piece of hot glue lined rubber heat shrink cut to the same size as the stock piece. Works great and is completely waterproof so no water can get under it.