Aesthetics is a personal thing, but in art class, a long time ago, I recall being told that the combination of brown and blue is one of the most discordant colorwise. So why the fascination with this precise combination when it necessiatates a risky procedure to top it all?

On another tack, has anyone tried crygenic treating of old guns, especially damascus barrels? Theoretically cryogenics should homogenise metal and reinforce their structure.