Thread: some questions before i start

So i picked this W. Greaves up from the bay. I was really excited that i might be able to do minimal cleanup and start using this one but it arrived while i was out of town and the package was left within the reach on my dogs... The blade is fine but sadly the horn scales are no more. I have some nice dark horn i just got in that i want to use for this razor so any advice with that would be appreciated. I have made 3 sets of scales from wood so far (2 from Katalox and 1 from Black Limba). My main question is about the blade. I can see the faint signs of an etching on the blade but not enough to make out. would i be able to reveal it with a fine grit sandpaper or is there another method i can try that would keep it as intact as possible? These pics are from the listing. I will post a pic later of what it looks like after the dogs.