I guess it is just a matter of taste. But case coloring on a Model 21? Yuch!! Savage Stevens weren't expensive guns, yet they have case coloring. So it wasn't a matter of money. Nothing looks as good to me as a nice rich blued gun of any kind- on a handgun or a shotgun. (Don't care that much for stainless although the finish lasts longer.) With engraving, it even looks better. No offense, but the gold on a case colored gun just doesn't look right to me. It stands out so much better on a blued gun. Maybe some of the Greyed Model 21s that were done are OK. But, that is one of the reasons why I never cared for an LC Smith. I never could get used to the case colors. I was never the least bit disappointed in the looks of a Model 21. Sorry. (I know John Olin is probably going to roll over in his grave after he reads this post.)
