Pet.dan. Krebs sa - plated blade
so I got a pretty nice one, but some say so sa makers used plated blades - and that mine was greatly-’polished’ to remove some dark smudges, along with the grain. I figure the work to do this would also reduce or remove the motto darkening — which to my eyes looks as normal; tho I know different makers’ etches were lighter or darked.
also, fwiw but I used to own a very clean m33ss whose non-grain blade and fittings were bright nickel’d and which raised more than one eyebrow. wittmann said it was fine and put in in his book.
thoughts please! many thanks.
