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Nail polish, etch out and a touch of ferric chloride as shown by a post from Lewy should do the trick..

thanks Suticat, that might work but would think if I'm sanding metal the polish won't last long..I'll give it a think

Many thanks Karl,

I'll give the MAAS a go to start and see how it looks, then try set the bevel before I get the sandpaper out, will sand the tang but yeah going to be tricky for the finish to...

I've wondering whether anyone could impart some advice on restoring this old Boker, I think the age would be 1920-30s looking at the tree logo?

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I was going to sand her down, but I don't...