Alright, let's get to the Greaves.
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There was quite a bit of pitting going on with this one. Most are like pin holes all over the blade, some were bigger. Most of the gold etching on the blade was compromised, and knew I'd loose it...oh well.
So I unpinned the scales, and sanded all I could on it, (400-1000 grt.) and stopped, before sacrificing any width from it. Buffed a bit with the dremmel, cotton wheel, and Emory. Then smoothed it all out with a rag in hand, a touch of oil, and Cr/Ox.
When cleaning the scales, the original paint in the stamp, went down the drain. So after a week long soak in oil, and next to another week of air drying, after being removed from oil, it was repainted. Gave it two more days to dry, and reassembled with original wedge, silver/nickle rod and Austin's N/S collars.