Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank In my profession (aerospace) chrome plating on aluminium is quite common in wear situations. BTW, the aluminium frame on my CCW Colt Commander .45 ACP as built by Swenson over 30 years ago and used regularly, has a chrome plating. Jerry FRANK DERNIE wrote: > It will be interesting to see how robust the chrome plating on ally will > be compared to the brass.......... > > > --- On Sun, 14/12/08, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9 >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Sunday, 14 December, 2008, 8:36 PM >> the new silver chrome lenses like the 28/2 silver is now >> the same material >> as the blk one, so same weight class. >> >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Brian Reid >> <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>wrote: >> >> >>> The black lenses are about 40% lighter. >>> >>> >>>