Ok. I’ve done a 1st cleaning.
I used diluted Simple Grean and q-tips on the scales. Then some flitz. They almost looked black, but they are brown:
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The blade has some heavy pitting, esp in 2nd pic. Also, some diagonal sanding marks in pic 2 - is it possible that this is original grinding marks?
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