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Old rodgers, cracked at hole, advice needed
I just recieves this razor today off an internet auction, it is an old rodgers.
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I depinned and cleaned it up, scales were bone but so thin they practically fluttered in the wind, so I discarded them. The blade came out really nice from just a touch of autosol, but cleaning it also did disclose a crack in the steel. It kinda looks like it was there from the manufacturing, and I am half thinking not to worry about it at all, but wanted to ask the advice of some of the more knowledgeable folks out there. Also it looks like they missed on drilling the hole, or maybe adjusted the position after experiencing a crack? There is a half finished drill hole, right next to the one going all the way through. You can see it in the pictures below.
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It is a hairline fracture, and only on one side of the pin hole. You can see it clearly in the picture, it is going from the pin hole towards 2 o'clock. The other side appears to be totally undamaged. I confess to trying to break it with my bare hands, thinking if it would not withstand this simple test I would not bother working with it at all. It did hold tho, so now I'm leaning towards it meaning nothing.
Anyone got some advice? Not to worry or what?