The first area of damage is a series of dots impressed into the appleseed bevel, not quite reaching the actual edge but it is a close thing, four inches below (toward the hilt) the CoP. These dots are spread out over an area about two inches.
The other area of damage is a scuff about the size of the nail of my fifth digit one inch above the CoP.
I have spent about four hours polishing the blade with a light grey scotchbrite pad. The marks are no longer black inside them, but shiney like the rest of the blade.
While trying to photograph the damaged areas I figured out realy fast that it is very difficult to shoot polished steel.
So I moved back and began taking full photos then woorked closer as I got more of a feel for angle and light.
Here are some of the pics I ended up with using indirect natural light and then a few flash efforts on the repair bench.
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