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Thanks everyone for your advice. I thought I'd close this thread, but I have completed my first ever restoration job on one of my blades. Post and pics in the workshop forum.
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Thanks. I think I made the right decision to start with the Crown & Sword. The blade was so thin and brittle, it cracked almost immediately. I think it was seriously overhoned. So that one's out.
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Fellow obsessed blade hunters...

So, I took my wife away for a nice weekend in the country...that happened to coincide with a huge country swap meet.

I picked up the following four blades...