John Heiffor Made for the Army

So here is my first try at a straight razor Restoration.

I recently picked up a John Heiffor in an antique store and i plan on bring it back to like and offer it as a gift to my brother.

First things first it looks like there is not much information about the brand. I tried to date it but i can only assume WWII era. Do you guys agree?

The blade has some rust hopefully not too deep and the scale was broken.
I removed the scale and here it is.

Do you think it's restorable at home even with that honing wear?
I wont bring it to a perfect stat but i want it to look good.

This should help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/John_Heiffor_Manufacturer

Luc said:

This should help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/John_Heiffor_Manufacturer

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I saw this before posting. It is pretty helpfull.

i am curious about the *1H* above the John Heiffor name and maybe a little better date if somebody knows.

Can't help with any dating, but I have to say that that is one lovely hunk'o'steel you have there!

Now check out this:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...to-restore-a-razor?highlight=You+pro+straight

That's going to give you some good, good shaves. Nothing else is quite like vintage English steel.

Lots of good stuff here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...Restoration-Sticky-Redux!-*****Look-Here*****

Great suggestions thank you chaloney!

A quick update this morning.

I quick brushed and sanded (400 is all i had) the blade.

In the other side i went a step further and i used some black emery compound.


Should i go back to sanding and remove mire of the pitting or should i just polish like a mad man and leave some character to it?

Give me your opinion[emoji6]

Leave some character to it. It's a gift, show some of its history. We look forward to seeing your hard work pay off.