Just my opinion, so don't crucify me.
I wish it was a stainless. Never in my life have I liked a blue'd 1911,
I carried the Gov 1911 in the service and so on, but stayed away from them until that Kimber came into my life......Sorry
I agree, a stainless model would be nice, but these are no longer made, so whats out there is it. If you can afford one, then later on you could send it to someplace like Ford's an have it matte hard chromed, or something similar. To me the P210/49 is fine the way it is, an it would only be a range gun, and if its accurate enough, a betting piece for those long shots.