Thread: Bengall Restoration

So I picked this up in an antique shop for $15, I was very drawn to it because of the spike point, this is my first as far as seeing and owning. The spine has no grind wear on it and the scales were in great shape (even if they have lost their shine).

The blade was quite rusty and had some deep pitting


I removed the scales very carefully and sanded back the blade and tang until all the rust was gone. I did this with progressively finer grit wet n dry paper. There was also a thick sticky grease like substance on the tang which you can see in the photos, some Eucalyptus Oil dissolved that rather quickly.

I decided due to the heavy pitting that remained I would not go for a mirror finish rather a stain type finish. Fortunately there was no pitting around the bottom end of the blade so it should sharpen up without any trouble.

This is my first (real) attempt at re-pinning a razor and I must say I am very pleased with the result! It sits right in the middle of the scales and is nice and tight but not stiff to swivel around. I used some washers and pins I got from eBay out of London for a nice price ($20AU inc shipping).



Edit: That last photo is to show the size of the belly on the razor, it's the most prominent I've seen out of the 12 I currently own. Is that a common things?