Update on Restoration

Upon closely examining the pipe I decided the first course of action should be to clean it with Murphy's Oil Soap as it helps pull tars and dirt off the pipe. After doing this I was surprised at the brown tones that were apparent. And honestly, I didn't like them. So I decided to strip off as much stain as possible with denatured alcohol and use a coat of Fiebing's Black Leather Dye on the pipe. I also rebent the stem as it had somehow been bent ever so slightly upwards, causing there to be a gap between the stem and shank on the underside. After this, I scraped off the oxidation on the shank and sanded it smooth using polishing-grade steel wool.

Thus far is my progress without any polishing.