Lo and behold, look what the mailman brought me today! On the left is a beautiful Joseph Elliot, no problems there. But on the right is a Clark & Hall I picked up for a song - it's in fine shape for being (suppposedly) over 180 yrs. old except the tang is bent and slightly twisted. :cry: It's bent enough that it won't go through the scales, which is a problem since I"m planning to shine and hone that beauty up to use. The question is, can I put it on my vise and carefully taptaptap it level - or is there a chance it will break? I don't have any razors I don't use but in this case I'd rather keep it as is if there's a chance of breaking it. Bottom pic shows a top view. Sorry about the quality, all I have is a camera phone.
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