I LIKE stainless steel revolvers ..
"They" settled on the name 'Stainless Steel' as it is generally a useful description for steels that
resist staining and rusting ..BUT SS is
not rustproof or stainless. - I could show you the bore of a Ruger Old Army percussion revolver that had pitting throughout it's length - it still shot great.
Stainless but Streaky YUCK - (not mine)
You gotta laugh eh ..
If a magnet sticks to it - it ain't Stainless Steel - WRONG. - There are five distinct families of SS and some of them are non-magnetic while others are magnetic .. some even can change when heated. - and some are mixed.
Way back in 1798 experimenters started working at adding chromium to iron & steel - but generally it is stated that stainless steel was invented in 1913 at the same British firm (Firths) who had been delivering "silver, spring" steels to Samuel Colt for some 20 years in the mid 1800s.
Some early stainless steel guns suffered from GALLING or cold welding of sliding surfaces - but modern lubricants and mixing the metal types has long fixed that issue.
I like shiny things ..I even like polishing stuff like copper, brass and steel - and I hate RUSTY tools
'Patina' is prized and said to be rust and damage that indicates authenticity. Hmm. - I'd say it indicates NEGLECT.
- Moi, I'd prefer my classics & antiques 'as new' & in full working condition if I could get it.
Stainless Steel helps to maintain firearms and edged tools in a good state. Why would anyone want a grotty stained old high carbon steel knife blade to cut their steak?
- If you need to learn all about Austenitic, Ferritic, and Martensitic steels - you can look it up yourself eh,
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