[LBrennan]

http://img3.imgspot.com/u/04/197/02/P1010072.JPG

Thanks to Diamondback for showing us this easy way to post pictures! I just got this Python, and don't know if the finish is Armaloy, Hard Chrome, Electroless Nickel, or what. Whoever did it did a great job, it is perfect, not a blemish anywhere. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[dfariswheel]

It's hard to judge colors on pictures, but it looks like hard chrome.

Electroless Nickel, (also known as Colt Guard) has a distinct "yellowish" cast to the finish.

If you compare the finish to something known to be made of stainless steel, a nickel or Electroless-Nickel finish will immediately be recognized by this yellow cast.

Hard chrome is "White" to "Blue-White" in color, and the picture looks like that.
Again, comparing to stainless steel will show hard chrome to be very close in color to it.

Armoloy is just a proprietary brand name for hard chrome.

Best guess: A good non-factory hard chrome plated finish.
The give-away is, that they didn't remove the front sight or it's pins before plating.

 

[diamonback68]

LBrennan, I am not trying to be smart here, just trying to help you with your picture posting.

If you put a bracketed

immediately after JPG, your picture will post here, like this:

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Dick

There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven--
That word is Liberty.

[This message has been edited by diamonback68 (edited 07-16-2004).]

 

[LBrennan]

Thanks Diamondback, I did not know that. I will try it the next time I post a picture. If I understand correctly, what happens is the pic actually appears "embedded" in the posted message, as opposed to people having to click on the link to go see the pic?

 

[diamonback68]

LBrennan
Exactly right. Only you can do it since it is your thread, but go back and edit your first post here. It's the little thing that looks like a pad and pencil, click it on and when your original post comes up add those bracketed

and your picture will appear in this thread on that first posting. Try it.

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Dick

There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven--
That word is Liberty.