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Guess I'm just overly-cautious. If it wasn't something I really cared about I'd throw caution to the wind and do the work myself, trial and error style. Plus there's the whole unpinning deal as well....

I looked at the edge you circled, no nicks, but there are some black spots there as well. I'd like to keep the gold wash, but I want to get a mirror finish more, so I guess I can sacrifice the wash...

Hello SRP,

I just purchased my first straight from an antique store and would like to know the following:

A.) What type of damage/wear am I looking at? There are no chips and nicks on the blade...