Logan Kaminski
06-17-2019, 2:18 PM
Hi All,
Hoping for some pointers and advice. Picked this saw up recently and despite the awful condition something told me to grab it. I want to take the handle off and bathe it in some Evaporust to get to the stampings with minimal etching of the blade.
Trouble is, the handle is riveted on - unless I'm missing a clue on how to unscrew these dome nuts?! I took some Boeshield to the plate to see if I could get to an etch and uncovered what I think are a "SHEFFIELD" and "CAST STEEL" stamping but no maker's mark.
Between that and the rivets, I'm thinking this is pre-1870 at least. Would like to know if anyone recognizes the handle or what's left of it, where I could find more info, and whether or not I should try to preserve the handle/rivets or just cut them off and get on with de-rusting the blade as much as possible to see if I can get a positive ID.
Thanks!
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Hoping for some pointers and advice. Picked this saw up recently and despite the awful condition something told me to grab it. I want to take the handle off and bathe it in some Evaporust to get to the stampings with minimal etching of the blade.
Trouble is, the handle is riveted on - unless I'm missing a clue on how to unscrew these dome nuts?! I took some Boeshield to the plate to see if I could get to an etch and uncovered what I think are a "SHEFFIELD" and "CAST STEEL" stamping but no maker's mark.
Between that and the rivets, I'm thinking this is pre-1870 at least. Would like to know if anyone recognizes the handle or what's left of it, where I could find more info, and whether or not I should try to preserve the handle/rivets or just cut them off and get on with de-rusting the blade as much as possible to see if I can get a positive ID.
Thanks!
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