Hello all, To call this a saw in its current state is a bit of a misnomer. It was probably a saw at one stage and may well be again if I can find an age related plate. And that is one of the problems. How old is it? The name should help but it doesn't. I can find some Lees in BSSM, but not James. Another problem is that, as this saw came from America, I am not sure whether it is British or American. Any help on this would be appreciated. I have just enlarged an image of the stamp and it appears that Cast Steel has been overstamped on German Steel and so I am presuming that this saw is British after all, unless someone is going to tell me that split nut American saws could carry the German Steel stamp. It is possibly a bit of a naughty thing to do as the overstamping (unless correcting an mistake) is unwarrantedly upgrading the type of steel that the blade is manufactured from. Fred
"It is possibly a bit of a naughty thing to do as the overstamping (unless correcting an mistake) is unwarrantedly upgrading the type of steel that the blade is manufactured from". Given that warranted superior is a meaningless term Fred, you can describe overstamping in whatever fashion you desire!