Like you, I purchased a Smith & Wesson Model 34 that looked perfect in regular light. That night at home, the power went out, so I just happened to shine over it with my flashlight on the dining room table.......THERE IT WAS.....a two tone gun. Looked like blue steel and anodized aluminum combo!

I have since ALWAYS carried a flashlight/bore light combo whenever I look for a new purchase.

The color differential harms nothing but there's just something about it that irritates me.