touching up a blade with gun blue pen

[milandro]

I understand that this is probably against any normal practice but any norm knows exceptions so bear with me and stay positive i am only asking for technical advise.

I have a Bugis style keris which I like in many ways. The blade is not what one would probably identify as typical for a Bugis keris but I like it and it is what it is anyway. My question is about an area of the pamor where there appears to be a large chunk of nickel(?) only on one side.

I was wandering whether applying gun blue with a felt pen would be a good idea to darken this are even further. In the end it is what it is, but I feel that It would look nicer if it were a dark area rather then being a light hue.

[Jean]

The blade does not look Bugis indeed and the shiny spot seems to be a manufacturing defect which may have been filled after completing the blade? I won't touch it personally.

[milandro]

I have touched it up with a different product than gun blue and it looks a lot better now.

The question for me remains whether it would be any better with gun blue

[David]

Well, that isn't anything that i would do personally. You say "I like it and it is what it is anyway". If that is the case you should leave it as is. I have never heard of coving up pamor because you don't like the look if the bright spot. So what you are asking seems very strange to me.
I cannot tell much about this blade from this close up. Can you provide a photo of the entire blade?

[milandro]

I was asking a strictly metallurgical question limited to the use of gun blue, as I stated in post 1
never mind, thanks

[David]

Originally Posted by milandro

I was asking a strictly metallurgical question limited to the use of gun blue, as I stated in post 1
never mind, thanks

Well Milandro, we are a forum of keris collectors, not metallurgists. You can't expect to ask a question like this without some head scratching on our part.