Great find, the #45 Popular is a very nice razor, think aristocrat OC with a Super speed handle. Might even be rhodium.
Was the plating in good nick? I hope you didn't do much damage with the pincers.
You can also fix that problem with an old style vice like pipe cutter with a deliberately blunt blade. Tighten, turn, tighten turn.....etc.
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