Puma #73 find

[fidjit]

Found this at an antique shop.

Now I know nothing about straights but the blade looked pretty good to me. The edge has been strangely honed but hopefully there's enough left for a honemeister to work with.

I'm debating rescaling to remedy the broken scale and have a couple of ideas in mind.

My first restore ?????

Any comments welcomed ( good or bad )

 

[holli4pirating]

She's definitely savable. Looks like just a bunch of wear; heavier at the toe yes, but you'll see that a lot. If she were mine, I'd try to keep the front scale and have a new one made for the back to keep teh original look.

 

[fidjit]

She's definitely savable. Looks like just a bunch of wear; heavier at the toe yes, but you'll see that a lot. If she were mine, I'd try to keep the front scale and have a new one made for the back to keep teh original look.

Hopefully that's one of the options for rescaling......

 

[holli4pirating]

There is no reason it can't be done, if you send her to a skilled restorer.

 

[gugi]

dunno about that, i'd bet the skilled restorers I know would try to convince you to make a proper matching set and transfer the inlay.
otoh it's pretty ugly looking already, but a regrind may be an option to bring the youth back.

 

[Leon]

Hi, good find!

What you see here is marks of too much pressure on the toe while honing resulting in uneven hone wear.

Found this at an antique shop.

Now I know nothing about straights but the blade looked pretty good to me. The edge has been strangely honed but hopefully there's enough left for a honemeister to work with.

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Nice nab!

 

[richmondesi]

dunno about that, i'd bet the skilled restorers I know would try to convince you to make a proper matching set and transfer the inlay.
otoh it's pretty ugly looking already, but a regrind may be an option to bring the youth back.

I agree, that's what it "needs" IMHO (as much as a razor can need anything).