I've got two. Both are nickel. The real nice one my Mom bought new back in the 60's. It's got box, papers, sales receipt ($67.00) and tools. She shot it just enough to win a first place trophy in a local police citizens match. The other was owned by my wife. I bought it for her from a New Orleans LEO when she first became a LEO in 1973. He was headed to the door of a gun shop to trade it for a magnum. He was miffed because he had emptied it into a guy the night before and the guy was still able to get another shot off at him before he died. He missed. It has an action job and is butter smooth. I tool first place at a refresher class against a bunch of rookies with bottom feeders in 1999. One goes to my son and the other my daughter one day.