Thanks for the advice guys. The more I think about it I would like to keep the original scales. The pivot pins were a bit loose but I tightened them up a bit with a pin hammer and they are holding nice and tight now. Aside from the chips and slight crack at that wedge end they work fine. I've never worked with clear epoxy in any way before, so any advice on how to do that would be appreciated.

I cleaned up the blade a bit using wet sanding and it is looking pretty nice. I like a little patina to remain but it looks nice and clean. I don't dare try and hone it though, I not experienced enough yet. I'll leave that to an expert.