I'm glad you brought up what sheen, I have been assuming a period finish would be satin but havent been able to find anything definitive regarding that. I was planning on taking it to a mirror finish then rubbing it back with pumice, the same way I would do with a finish on furniture or a cabinet, and if the pumice wasn't aggressive enough maybe a 1 or 3 micron diamond paste loaded on some t shirt. The scales are a little worm eaten as well but still plenty serviceable despite the way they look. Both are a little warped and have what I would describe as an integral wedge. Which brings me to my next question, what should I do for the wedge? During a quick search all I could seem to find were horn replacement kits and they came with ebony, though I wonder why not just use horn?

If any of this sounds off base let me know. I plan on steaming and pressing the scales in an attempt to flatten them back out, as well as flattening out the insides and adding a wedge (material undecided, but preferably period or otherwise understated as I believe it fits the look better on this particular piece). A question on washers for pins, the ones on it aren't flat, when I finally un pin the wedge side of the scales I'll try and get a good picture of them, though may be one of you can tell from the pics in my first post. I have done some searching on the internets but came up empty.

Btw, this is too much fun..., no really.