Finishes II -- Stainless: Knights in White Satin

[blackscot]

If you've been around long enough you'll recognize the subject line's play-on-words.

You'll also probably remember that during the 1980's, stainless steel was all-the-rage among handgun enthusiasts. Before most shooters had ever envisioned polymer frames and high-tech coatings, stainless was then considered the ultimate in handgun refinement. Popular immortalizations include Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett with the S&W 4506 in Miami Vice.

Nowadays regarded by some to be too gaudy and pimped-out, I still admire the appearance of most stainless handguns as having a simple elegance. It continues to have a market place among semi-autos (mostly 1911's), and moreover has essentially taken over the revolver market.

As before, post -em if ye gottem.

[Dave Berryhill]

Showing some love with a 686 in satin stainless




"Black powder" chamfer on front of cylinder

[wilsoncombatrep]

Wilson Combat Hunter with integral, single chamber compensator.....all stainless

[Alpha Sierra]

Showing some love with a 686 in satin stainless




"Black powder" chamfer on front of cylinder

Are those Blu Magnum stocks?

[Alpha Sierra]

polished 65-5


64-5


65-8


629-4

[Seraph]

[nfranco]

[Hmac]

[Dave Berryhill]

Are those Blu Magnum stocks?

Yes they are.

[Concept6]

I prefer a nice blue-ing aesthetically vesus stainless but just about ever single handgun I own is stainless with exception to my Glocks. Reason being is my sweat is high corrosive and stainless is much easier to take care of, especially in every day carry.