I purchased a second-hand Brooks B17, and I'm having problems with it
Probably why they got rid of it ..
did I waste my money on a saddle that's just not going to be ride-able?
tried to ride it yet? Could be a ' Pyrrhic' bargain ..
you could take out all the rivets , make 3 new holes in the Nose Leather , and re rivet the leather back on nose first, that was the logical assembly sequence.
rear rivets done last ..
Stainless steel pop rivets may be easier to deal with than trying Copper hammered ones . then maybe you can just deal with the 3 in front. alone..