Thanks to the input from you guys I ended up getting a 48" "Warrented Superior". From what I can tell its an M set but im not sure. Now I`m looking for the best way to tune and sharpen the thing. Any info will be helpful thanks.
The Crosscut Saw Filer series that is in the recommended videos when you watch the one in James's link is pretty good too. It's not very well edited for Youtube, it skips around and repeats a bit, but has good info.
The trick will be getting enough of the old tools to tune it up with. You can cobble together some or make alternatives for most of them.
You got a nice saw. The steel looks to be in great shape.
Saw looks to be a model #400 Champion tooth blade from the Pennsylvania Saw Company, York PA. They did not put a very deep etch on the plate, but you might find some remnant of it if you carefully steel wool the center of the blade. Their saws were 15 gauge straight taper and will need a bit more set than with a ground blade (0.012" - 0.015"). The steel is forgiving and not likely to crack when swaging rakers and setting teeth.
That will be a good saw for hardwood. Don't cut the finish height of your rakers any lower than 0.012" though, and don't buy any filing tools from the Crosscut Saw Company. Get them on Ebay. A good source for saw filing info is: http://crosscutsawyer.com
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