Bevel Angles For 2 Small Planes?

Hey folks.

I'm in the process of refurbing a bunch of planes that I've had in deep storage for years. Two of them have me stumped as far as bed angle and what bevel to grind. The blades are badly rounded, so no clue there, and I can't find any info online. Just cheapo little giys, but why not do them right? So:

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Stanley 100 squirrel tail:
The mouth is so wide, I'm not even sure if it's bevel up or bevel down, but I THINK it's BU, yes? I also can't quite tell what the bed angle is. It seems quite a bit steeper than your typical LA block plane. The Stanley 18 has a 20º bed and thus a 25º bevel, but this #100 is much closer to 45º.

So then it would HAVE to be bevel down, yes? But the blade is even thinner than a Stanley #5 iron, so if this is a 45º, bevel down design, should I grind a steeper bevel (maybe 30º) for more strength, or does that defeat the whole idea of a small, delicate tool?

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Stanley 102 Knucklecap:
This seems to be a typical BU block plane type, but I want to be sure. Grind it like a 60 1/2, yes?

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Bevel Angles For 2 Small Planes?