Well I received the plane today. It is a 5 1/4. Although I now consider it a 9 on a 1 to 10 scale it did have some issues. First the blade and chip breaker were jambed in out of alignment on the Y adjusting lever leaving some damage. The blade and chip breaker were stuck together with gunk and pre rust. I cleaned it all up with WD 40 and scotch bright honed the blade back to a nice 25 degree bevel and sharpened with a secondary bevel at 27 degrees. The blade was said to have only been honed once. Problem is I think he used a side grinder. A nice curl on the tote screw from a $2.00 screwdriver. The overall condition of the plane body is a 10 so these little things are not that bad and can be corrected with new parts. I may replace the Y adjuster if it is available separately from the frog. Sorry to those that have contacted me privately but I have decided to keep it.
Mark
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