Winchester straight razor semi-restore

My wife found and purchased an old Winchester straight razor earlier this week, and since then I've been working on cleaning it up. Like and idiot, I was a little to heavy handed and broke the scales while trying to unpin them. However, I'm working on some new scales for it as I'm typing this. The balde itself has some pitting on the spine, and a lot of water spots. However, considering the state it was in when I got it, it's come a lot further than I ever thought it might. In an effort to not count my chickens before they hatch, I'm going to wait to hone this one until the scales are done..... I honed my last semi-restored razor before the scales went on, and I dropped the blade while assembling the scales and chipped the toe :banghead:. If something similar happens this time around, I don't want to know how nice of a shaver I've damaged.Attachment 91504Attachment 91505

Put the scales on this afternoon after work. Now it's time to hone it and see how it shaves!

thats one rustic looking razor there!

I wanted it to look more like a good, old tool than a show piece. I hope I've hit my target.

I recently did the same thing to a Winchester and gave to a friend. It was a fantastic shaver. It is still the best edge I have ever produced. Enjoy it.

Just to update everyone, the razor shaved great! The shave would have been completely irritation-free and just as smooth as I get from any of my other razors had I not gone for the ATG pass on my neck.