I like the "used" look. My colt has quite a few little scratches on it. Its also got some nasty marks from when I was a kid trying to put it together - I didn't know how to get the takedown lever back in, so I screwed up the finish just underneath of it. Its kind of funny now - 15 or so years later, to see those same marks that I put on it as a kid. I'm sure my dad was pissed then, but it reminds me of how far I've come in life!

My dad has his dad's .357 mag (they both carried it as cops). My dad dropped it a few years ago and put a knick in the backstrap of the grip - he was so pissed! Its such a pretty gun though. Pretty cool history with that one too. As I just mentioned, my grandpa carried it as a Columbus (Ohio) PD officer - and he died when my dad was 12 years old. Then, when my dad was of age, HE carried it as a CPD officer, long after his father had passed. Aaanyways, thats enough sentimentalism for now!