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Originally Posted by glowe
Original nickel finished examples did not have trigger and hammer plated, since it was thought that the tolerances of manufacture were too tight to allow an additional thickness of plating on these moving parts.
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WOW, Gary, where did you discover this most interesting tidbit? This is not to question your claim, but rather, to identify your source material(s), simply because I had never read or heard this one before--and it certainly makes sense!
And, all along, I thought it was done because it looked good, a nice contrast. As with most decisions, the basis is usually economic or functional. Aesthetics are a distant third.