I did call S&W today and as others have said the person did not know much (Tech Dept.) said the black was Armonite and I told him, I know Armonite is the Metal treatment but what is the black finish that is on top of it and he said its Armonite which he said was black!

Yea right then I asked how on the FDE do they apply the Ceracrap over the Armonite and he did not know!

I also noticed the frames on same Shields are Gray Cerakoted, which surely will wear easy since Keltec had a few yrs. ago simple made many frames in "The White" and them Ceracrapped them and it did not last on the frames and White was showing!

I would never buy any gun with Cerakote which was the reason I did not get the Beretta M9-A3.