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	I just bought a Walther/Interarms PPK/S in blue, pleased with its
price as well as its looks.  Yesterday, a friend of mine was commenting
on the fine workmanship and finish of my gun, only to qualify his praise
with "...but I would only buy stainless."

	There are but a few guns that I would like to own in stainless
rather than blue, or any of the other black combat finishes out there. 
For me, it's a matter of personal taste, and an aesthetic one at that,
which leaves me wondering if my preference is costing me anything in the
way of quality.
	
Here are some questions I have been unable to answer:

1) Are all factory blue finishes equal (How does Walther measure up)?
2) I have heard that stainless and high-carbon steels have different
   qualities other than corrsion resistance in gun making.  Is this true?
3) Are the "virtues" of stainless enough to cast aside aesthetics?


Thanks....
-- 
Michael J. Cavotta                 
Proud American & NRA Member    (Down with the jibbering masses of liberalism!)
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