Posted: 1/9/2010 6:32:49 AM EDT
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I know this is a long shot but here it is.
I bought a SA Chapion off the EE over a year ago. I can't find who I got it from but my question is can anyone identify the finish? It was done at EGW. The pistol started out as carbon steel. I know the finish is rock hard. It looks to have some discoloration on the frame. I'm hoping someone will remember what finish EGW used to apply. Here's a pic. 
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Just based on looks, the frame LOOKS like it's stainless steel, but you said the gun started out as a Carbon gun, so it may be coated.
The slide kind-of looks like hard-chrome, but it's a little too, I don't know how to say it, just a little too pewter, in comparison to my hard-chrome guns. Good luck, have you tried e-mailing EGW directly? Sometimes with all the new advantages of modern computers, they may still have a record of the gun and the work done. 
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How do I determine if the frame is stainless? Some SA stainless frames have an SS stamp on the triggerguard. Outside of that, I don't know a dependable way. You can look at the frame rails and other high-wear areas to see if there is a black finish coming through underneath. |
| No markings but the more I examine the Champion the more I realize the work that has been done to it. The trigger guard has been relived by the front strap. Is this standard for a Champion? I wish I knew more about it. It shoots very well and operates very smoothly. I bought it in a hurry just because I wanted a 4" 1911. Now I wonder what I do have. |
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Quoted: Looks like a matte hard chromed slide on a stainless matte frame. Or an electroless-nickel plated frame. OP, I can't find anything in Springfield's model numbers that are close to that. They are all 4 digits. The only ones I can find with a steel frame are PX9142LP  EDIT: Nevermind, I see you stated that it is Carbon steel and that Model number no longer exists. They must have discontinued it. |
| I agree that it looks like a stainless frame, and a hard chromed slide. Look at the small parts. They look the same in color as the slide, and it's well known that Springfield Armory uses hard chromed small parts on their stainless 1911's. The question is - why would the slide have been chromed (and the frame left un-plated) if it were a stainless gun? |
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How do I determine if the frame is stainless? Some SA stainless frames have an SS stamp on the triggerguard. Outside of that, I don't know a dependable way. You can look at the frame rails and other high-wear areas to see if there is a black finish coming through underneath. Thats the other thing. I do not find any black on the frame rails or inside the slide. Or any where for that mater. But the frame is definetly a diffent color than the slide. |
| Definetly not aluminum. Pistol is heavy. Plus a magnet will stick to the frame. I'm sure it's older but I would just like to find out what it started out as and what finish is on it. Personally, I would rather have it black. Not knowing what isalready on it, I don't know what will stick to it. |
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It looks like silver Robar NP3 to me.
Here's another example: Robar Link |
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I spoke with Daniel who owns Plate Tacular. You got to love a man that stands behind his product. The guy before me screwed it up somehow. Even though I'm the second owner, he told me to send it down and he wuld take care of it. I wish more companies operated like that.
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Quoted: I spoke with Daniel who owns Plate Tacular. You got to love a man that stands behind hisproduct. Even though I'm the second owner, he told me to send it down and he wuld take care of it. I wish more companies operated like that. I'm posting his web site: http://www.plate-tacular.com/ Hot damn, that's some customer service! And he's not even a manufacturer, he's just a guy that applies finishes.  Truly stand up. |