Battered Datu Kris for comment - restoration tips needed

[kai]

Originally Posted by Bill

You can buy all different degree's of compounds-cutting,pre-polish,&polishing. Once you mix them you only have the coursest. Put one in one area & another one in a different area

Ok, now I got it - thanks Bill!
I'll probably use different mops for each compound to be on the safe side.

While a moderatly abrasive like "tripoli" may be fine for the steel, it won't be gentle on the silver, for your situation.

The area with the silver inlay doesn't need much polishing - I'll try very fine sandpaper here to avoid digging into the inlay, I guess...

Myself, I'm a little worried about how much damage has been done by the rust, you may start to loose some of your surface.

The blade is now free of rust (except for the tang which I'll work on separately) or other loose particles. I realize that I won't get back a smooth tip and am going to keep polishing (and associated abrasion) to a minimum.

Regards,
Kai