C-MON scales in bad shape!

[Strikur]

Picked this beauty up at an antique shop. The blade says stain-less C-MON No 7 ice tempered on one side,Peter J Michaels yadda yadda on the other. I haven't seen any quiet like this posted anywhere. Could someone inform me about the quality of it, whether its less desirable,more,etc.The blade is pretty nice except for a chip out on the point, and one up next the spine above the grind,however seems pretty close to shave ready.What could be done about the chips if anything(not sure they'd mess with the functionality but are an eyesore), and in regards to the scales, not sure if this is a prime example of celluloid degradation or not, but they are grainy,gnarly and just plain ugly. One of the bolster inlays has separated, so I'm thinking this one will need a scale transplant(just came across the how-to article by Gssixgun).