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Thanks MykelDR. Good to see another Aussie into the restorations. I spent a long time trying to find the bits and pieces I needed but got them all in the end. I ended up buying the washers from...

I found it very rewarding. It's not as hard as you might imagine (if I can do it anyone can), but I found you do need patience. And make sure you have every grit of sandpaper between low (80 or so)...

Original scales. I sanded them smooth with 1200 and 1500 grit until the scratches were out, then buffed them back to a shiny black finish with Brasso metal polish.

Unpinned the blade and breadknifed it smooth and flat on 320 grit wet 'n dry. Worked well. Started with far too fine grit sandpaper (400), and ended up going backwards to 80 grit befire I got the...

Thought I'd share some pics of my first ever restoration.

This one is far from perfect, and I haven't honed it yet (that's for tomorrow night), but I learnt a lot doing this, as well as...