A big section of engraving is rotted off. No reason to punish the engraver or risk chipping when the surface is so poor anyway.

I'm trying to ask questions on this forum in a way that a future search engine might pick up
So the titles should always have a specific query.

In the past, I just sent stuff out, and when it got back, I never asked.
Reducing Ferrous oxide to Ferric oxide with electrolysis seemed a possible way to clean it up some.

What do you think?

Out there doing it best I can.