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Thank you. The 2 could indeed indicate tang style, I was thinking along the lines that maybe it was part of a multipiece set...

Anybody have an educated opinion?

As far as the restore goes. I started with the scales, they had a lot of raised grain that the oil treatment did little for, so I cleaned them with a diluted mix of acetone and soapy water, dried...

So I took your advice, and just gave this one a good cleaning, I gave the scales a light sanding, and polished them up. The blade was strictly just a polish/buff job. There are a lot of deeper...

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Here are a few better pictures. Any idea what the "2" refers to on the tail?
This is untouched by me, as received. It really is in great shape.
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The frame it quite sound, without a hammer/brass drift, I don't think they will be moving. Would they have been soldered/brazed back in the day or just a press fit?

I will put up a couple cleaner...

Yes, the scales look like horn. Interesting, that there are no washers under the peened pin heads, almost looks like they were pressed. The grain of the horn is showing, will neetsfoot oil "swell"...

I just got this one in the mail and am wondering just how much work I should do to it. Its in remarkable shape! Scales are tight, intact and straight, blade doesn't have any patina save a small...