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LikeDadDid

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Is it possible to put an approximate date on this?

I will clean and polish it this weekend, and soak a little superglue into the backside of the small crack in the shank, visible in the closeup photo.

Can that be the original stem, being smaller than the end of the shank?

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BROBS

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This is quite possible. Either way it’s a bad job of pipe handling. Always amazed at the things people do to their stuff. ?‍♂️
It needed to be sanded/blended into the shank. It’s still fixable that way I fixed a GBD bulldog with the same issue.
 
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Sand the end of the shank down to fit the stem but before that repair crack by drilling a tiny hole where it stops and fill with superglue and briardust. Add a reinforcing band. Great looking pipe you have there.
 
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Sand the end of the shank down to fit the stem but before that repair crack by drilling a tiny hole where it stops and fill with superglue and briardust. Add a reinforcing band. Great looking pipe you have there.
I get the drilling, though I wouldn't have thought of it. So you're advising that I sand a shallow rabbet all the way around the shank in order to fit a band which itself is correctly sized to match the stem?
 
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