Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
It’s not heat treat, it is tarnish and rust. The blade looks like it has already been sanded or buffed, that is why the etch is thin.

What do the scales look like? Almost look like cell rot, (2nd photo, over the arrow)

Try some 1k with a wine cork backer on the back side, and see how much comes off.
I doubt it's cell rot. The original scales are horn and all the work done to the blade was done by me using steel wool and 3 weeks of off and on mothers polish. I feel I have plenty of steel to work with but I'll probably remove the etching if I try.


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