GeorgeWest - I'm pretty new to any real hand tool use.  I tried flipping the blade this morning and think the regular rather than bull nose side will be my choice.  I'm happy to use it as it is, and thinking how special it is to have Grandpa's plane in my hands now.  He passed away when I was in high school, long before I started this woodworking hobby.  Would have been awesome to learn from him.