Norris No.51 Smoothing Plane Requiring Handle Restoration

This Norris plane has unfortunately a damaged rear handle as shown. It really is a shame about this and I don't like to sell items that are damaged but apart from that the plane in general is in good order, the sides and sole are in good order in general so I decided to make this available for sale so somebody could restore or replace the handle.

The crack on the side is loose and the crack goes halfway through the handle, having said that the main handle itself is secure and soesn't wobble around at all.

Handle aside, the plane has the front stamped "Annealed Regd No 637729" The sides are in good order, the sole is also ok, on the edges there are some rust stains and at the front there is a very small light hole but nothing major at all.

It does have the Norris Cap Iron and Iron but please notice the Iron is very short and nearly at the end with a toal measurement of 5 5/8"

With a longer blade and restoration to the handle this could be a good plane which I personally would say is a £325 - £400 plane so i have priced accordingly with the damage.