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fnewguy · June 19, 2008, 02:28 PM

Yeah, that's what I hear. I am currently looking to buy my first CCW and I've decided on the 3rd issue Detective Special. I live in the south, and though i like the colt blue, i am leaning towards nickel. That is, until i saw this pic, of what appeared to be a SS DS, but as noted, is apparently refinished hard chrome.

Since the gun in the pic was a law enforcement gun is it possible that this gun never had an original finish put on, rather, it went right from manufacture to whoever put the chrome on it? Or is it more likely that it began life as a blue or nickel, and was then refinished in the hard chrome?

If that is the case, and if I were to have a detective special refinished in hard chrome, would it be more advantageous to have a nickel plated gun, or a blue? I wonder if the copper under the nickel would be something that chrome could also work well with, or would either finish need to be completely sanded down for the gun to be refinished in chrome?

June 19, 2008, 02:28 PM	#4
fnewguy Member Join Date: May 28, 2008 Posts: 51	Yeah, that's what I hear. I am currently looking to buy my first CCW and I've decided on the 3rd issue Detective Special. I live in the south, and though i like the colt blue, i am leaning towards nickel. That is, until i saw this pic, of what appeared to be a SS DS, but as noted, is apparently refinished hard chrome. Since the gun in the pic was a law enforcement gun is it possible that this gun never had an original finish put on, rather, it went right from manufacture to whoever put the chrome on it? Or is it more likely that it began life as a blue or nickel, and was then refinished in the hard chrome? If that is the case, and if I were to have a detective special refinished in hard chrome, would it be more advantageous to have a nickel plated gun, or a blue? I wonder if the copper under the nickel would be something that chrome could also work well with, or would either finish need to be completely sanded down for the gun to be refinished in chrome? Last edited by fnewguy; June 19, 2008 at 03:59 PM.