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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Steersman, post: 579418, member: 239&quot;]<font face="Verdana"><font size="5">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; These were normally acid-etched on the blade, often beautifully so.&nbsp; The marks didn&#039;t persist long in use, except with extreme care.</font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; OP&#039;s saw looks unsharpened,&nbsp; and possibly unused.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d guess at least a ghost of the etch may exist under the paint.&nbsp;&nbsp; I discovered this myself while cleaning saws up for the (antique) shop.&nbsp;&nbsp; Often the etch will start to show up after a gentle removal of surface rust.&nbsp; Just a little more cleaning, sometimes with fine steel wool, and the etch is gone for good.&nbsp; (I&#039;ve learned this the hard way.)</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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