S&W N Frames in nickel finish

[1911crazy]

I just picked up another NIB S&W Model 24 in 44 special with a 6 1/2" barrel in nickel finish.  A few months agao. Its the last 6 1/2" barreled N frame in nickel my LGS had in stock. I wasn't looking for a new S&W N Frame in 44special but that dam nickel finish bug bit me again.  I been grabbing all the new S&W N frames i could because my gutt feeling is that S&W is the last revolver manufacturer to still offer the nickel finish.  I beleive that rockIland armory/ citadel is still offering the nickel finish on there 1911's.  But colt has discontinued there nickel finish along with most of there revolvers too.  I'm hoping that S&W does not go this route with there N frame revolvers.  I'm still not seeing any new S&W revolvers in my LGS yet. I'm wondering if S&W is going to do away with the loc on all there guns?  This could be the only reason I could think of for the lull in the amount of new S&W guns being offered to us.  I figure "maybe" S&W gave the dealers a heads up so the dealers can dump the old stock with the locs.  If this is true either way i'm grabbing the new/old stock with the locs anyway, mainly because the price on this discontinued model with the loc will go up abd be sought after by S&W collectors.  This is just my thoughts and gutt feelings.       Thanks, 1911czy

[S.B.]

Don't hold your breath on the locks disappearing any time soon. I can remember years back when I first started training to work Haz Mat and a movie they showed us in training. Showed a sub contractor of a east coast company dumping wastes from Nickeling process into streams and such. Caused quite a stir back then and nickel guns dried up after that. Wondered if that was Smith or possibly Colt at the time.
Steve

[1911crazy]

Heck colt offers no handguns right now let alone the nickel option.   S&W and RIA/Citadel are the last ones left in nickel.  i like the nickel finish over the blued guns.  i polish them over oiling them up.