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I was early 40s then ......... 66 now. Back then he was old to me, now I know he was still wet behind the ears ........... :)

I'm no expert, but I'd say you can have a shiny blade with no etching, or a not shiny with an etching. IMHO if you take sandpaper to it, no matter how fine, you'll degrade the etching, and by the...