To be fair , the perch must be pretty strong , seeing the shape of the lever and it hasn't snapped !
And the lever hasn't shattered into 20 pieces like the cheap shit cast Chinese ones do. { may be forged ? }
I reckon a bit of gentle heat and it could be good to go ,
looks like an early Yamaha ? generic Japanese ? maybe handy for a restoration where modern levers wouldnt look right
{ i am not the seller by the way }