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Polished Stainless Vs Nickel
I acquired two nice 3 inch 357's, one a 65 and the other a 13
The one with stag grips is a 13 and the other one is a 65 thats been polished. By itself the 65 appears to be nickel. I am interested to know which will wear better and i would think stainless and which would be easier to clean and I think stainless. I would be interested in opinions and any pics anyone wants to share of a high polished snubby. Thanks
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The stainless won't peel.
Polished guns show fingerprints and dings worse than other finishes.
If you want bling, you gotta work at it! 
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Stainless will win for durability and ability to restore the finish.
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10-28-2010, 07:43 PM
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Nickel is beautiful but very fragile. Stainless is the only way to go for a gun you shoot.
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I personally like the looks of nickle better than stainless. That said I have seen some very nice polished stainless guns. I'm a shooter and only own stainless guns. Non polished.
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I just recently acquired a nickel 586. I like stainless and blue guns, but that nickel gun just makes me smile. :-) it's a nice complement to my tupperware ccw.
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polished stainless guns
I used to think that a polished stainsless gun lost its value but somehow its attractive. I have a couple i will post as soon as i get my picture skills under better control.How come we never see any stainless autos polished to a mirror finish?
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A polished stainless 1911 with peral grips!!!
I don't think so...... That doesn't do a thing for me! LOL
I did see a S&W model 39 semi auto pistol that was stainless, real stainless and not nickle or chromed. It had a special serial number. A guy down by the lake had it. Said it was made for one of the guys that worked at Smith & Wesson and how he came into possion of it. I just don't remember all the details on that one.
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Very nice finds, Haris1. Please share some larger photos, especially of that nickel 13, if you would. That's a real beauty with those short stags on it.
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Originally Posted by haris1
I acquired two nice 3 inch 357's, one a 65 and the other a 13
The one with stag grips is a 13 and the other one is a 65 thats been polished. By itself the 65 appears to be nickel. I am interested to know which will wear better and i would think stainless and which would be easier to clean and I think stainless. I would be interested in opinions and any pics anyone wants to share of a high polished snubby. Thanks
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My stainless Smiths are all factory finish (not polished) so I don't know how easy a polished one would scratch but I do know that nickel is tougher than a lot of people think. I'd say a nickeled gun would certainly "wear better" than a blued model and might show less wear than a highly polished stainless. Of course, the factory stainless finish shows less wear than any of them.
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