I will have to see how the restoration of the blade goes. It is a very delicate grind so I will have to go extra slow and easy on it. The pitting will be a pain to get out. Can't just hunker down for 9 hours of sanding like the W&B. That much sanding will probably grid enough of the metal off to crack the blade.

I just cracked a full hollow blade that I was restoring so I will give myself a few days off by working on nice heavy W&B blades to regain confidence. So, I will have a few days to think over what I am going to do with this one.

Alexander, if the blade restores fine then I will restore the gold plating on the tang and tail.

Nenad, the scales do have a small chip that I can sand out and polish but I am dying to make a nice ebony set for a goldedge. I have another GE on its way to me that cost me more than double, it was listed as 6/8. I might use it's scales for the brass inlays.

On the other hand, I can always make my own brass inlays and save these scales for the future. I am not a fan of celluloid. It has a limited shelf life and even in the best conditions will start to decompose over time. So the original scales won't last as long as my custom ones.