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Red, my concern over the scales is that they're celluloid. Once it starts to go, it starts gassing and the gas corrodes the metal. You could have a well-balanced blade made of celluloid as well, but...

Very little hone-wear and I don't see any deep pitting on it, so it's very restoreable. I'd consider rescaling it because celluloid is prone to rotting, gassing and corroding metal. I'd recommend Joe...