Gold Etching Restoration, Possible?
Hi. I got a Boker King Cutter at an antique shop about a month back. I finally pulled it out again and took another good look at it in anticipation of entering it into my rotation. (Sorry, no pictures) I got this one because it was in really great shape. Almost no tarnishing, and only a bit of rust on the jimps at the pins.
But the thing is, most of the gold stamp is gone. There is just enough to tell it's gold, and the label "King Cutter" is easy to read. It's just not very vivid or very gold any more.
Has anyone developed a technique to reapply gold lief or something of that nature? I tried to research the method the company used to apply it at the factory; but find nothing.
Do I have to just settle for the way it is?