One of the handle stems on one of my 80s alloy base Victas has a fatigue crack almost half way around. I have temporarily solved that by drilling 2 mm holes at each end of the crack and hope the remaining metal will be strong enough. if not, I'll either replace it or get someone to hit it with a welder.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!