Thanks for the heads up on that. I hadn't considered the fragility of the scrollwork. However, with a small file, some WD40 and a center punch, they came out pretty easily. The only issue was a spot on the bacl pin where my file slipped and scratched the surface of the scales but it wasn't too bad. Here are a couple unpinned pics.









One thing I did notice on the scales was that the wedge seems to be glued in. I'm not sure what was used but I'm a little leery of trying to force it apart, I don't want to break the scales. Would it be easier to consider the scales as one piece or will I have to figure a way to seperate the wedge out?







Again, all comments are welcomed. I'm gonna put some sandpaper on it now and check and see how bad the pitting is going to be.