I! I found old hand saw and i would like to now more info about it! Brand name and years! And the value! I can see with difficulties willis and co
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Try reaching out to these guys
https://www.timetestedtools.net/2018/06/04/cornell-willis-co-hand-saw/
It has the look of a Henry Disston saw. The medallion appears to be missing on the handle. The medallions changed over the years and you can tell what year or at least era by the medallion. The blade has a "nib"-- gun sight I call it , and if that is a Disston saw the nib was fazed out by the late 1920s. Most likely your saw has seen its 100th birthday. Disston started in the 1840s. Handles were usually Beech or apple and older saws had that English pattern handle that you have. Maybe, just maybe if you take some 0000 steel wool and clean the blade you might be able to bring up some of the etching on the left side of the blade. If you see something like a keystone pattern that's a Disston. On the left side of the blade at the bottom below the handle will be a stamped number-' its really small but with cleaning you might be able to make it out. From the picture I'm thinking it's maybe a # 4 rip saw. The teeth look big to me in the picture but with no scale to go by its hard to tell. A no.7 was their most popular saw. If the blade isn't tweaked take it and have it sharpened. Even if it has some pitting it can still be functional. The brass nuts and medallion can be found and probably on ebay.