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Thanks, Martin. It looks like they've been around a while. If my guess is correct, it's possible that this thong could be as old as 170 years. Then again, what the heck do I know?

Thanks! The blade has cleaned up beautifully (almost like new). Now I just need to get a good edge on it and I'll be set.

My mom came in for the holidays and gave me a couple straights that she picked up at an antique store. However, once I started to remove the surface rust from the tang on one, it revealed the name of...