u/Disastrous-Cash-9077

I moved into a house with an old brass closet knob that has been painted over several times - I'm trying to remove it, and I cannot get it loose. I think the knob itself should unscrew CCW, but it will not even wiggle a tiny bit - I'm wondering if there are any other possibilities for how to remove it. (Do I have to saw it off? As you can see - it's beat up, so there's no saving it anyway).

All visible screws are removed - the three on each side of the door and the one in the knob neck, so to speak.

https://preview.redd.it/en3dnwa70mzg1.jpg?width=1855&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=106b344715436c7732cd35972d91a0e169f7db06

https://preview.redd.it/z5snlwa70mzg1.jpg?width=2019&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b92e53dd062b22887b05192ec215357001bd2e6

https://preview.redd.it/snj99wa70mzg1.jpg?width=1945&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a898ed5830556e2e2d51f7e2a4bcfe60497921c

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u/Disastrous-Cash-9077 — 15 days ago