I would consider going with a satin finish instead of mirror. It has the effect of diminishing blemishes. It's sort of like painting a car white that has a lot of body work.
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I would consider going with a satin finish instead of mirror. It has the effect of diminishing blemishes. It's sort of like painting a car white that has a lot of body work.
I've also put some liquid gun blue on a blade like that and then polished it to a light gray. It does a lot to hide the blemishes and gives it some of the patina back.
Or soak it overnight in a glass.of coca cola. It gives it a gray hue all over though. That's the route for blades with a LOT of pitting.
I didn't know they were still using muskets when you were in Steve. :roflmao:rofl2:
Coke works a lot like bluing except it is a gray/black hue. I have a razor working on now I may Coke soak because there is so much pitting.
If you want to spend the time, you could hand sand that razor. It will take some serious dedication, but it can be done. I also prefer the look of the horn scales. However there is a certain allure to having things original. Also there is nothing wrong with leaving the blade pitted. It does not need to be perfect.