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					Originally Posted by Kmaddock
					
				 In my opinion
 leave scabbard as is
 It is an old knife that will I assume never be used as a knife nor carried so no need to make the scabbard what it isn’t also if you resell later the scabbard will look new and bring age of blade into question
 
 Cleaning the blade and etching it will enhance though and be fully reversible.
 Did you add washing up liquid to the hot vinegar as it breaks up surface tension in the vinegar and leads to a more even spread of liquid on the blade
 
 Ps lovely item
 
 Regards
 Ken
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 Hi ken ,thanks for your tip on using washing up liquid ,I might give it a go though im a little nervous about trying to etch it , I think I also agree about the scabbard , it wouldn't match right with brand new leather