Interesting.
The '17-4 ph' is the spec for the liners on my LCC according to the MT website. Liners which are stated elsewhere as hardened stainless.
As for the 'chromed' issue, I don't have the 45 so I can't take another look. However,on mine they were not bead blast, they were definitely very shiney. Why would mine be different than Chuck's? beats me.
When the latch began catching between the handles I tried manipulating with more authority which resulted in some light finish damage which appeared to be sorta like crinkling or shifting of the finish, so I 'thought' they were lightly chromed. The only other detail I recall is that while the top surface of the latch was shiney, the sides were roughly machined, neither shiney nor blasted. Go figure.
The '17-4 ph' is the spec for the liners on my LCC according to the MT website. Liners which are stated elsewhere as hardened stainless.
As for the 'chromed' issue, I don't have the 45 so I can't take another look. However,on mine they were not bead blast, they were definitely very shiney. Why would mine be different than Chuck's? beats me.
When the latch began catching between the handles I tried manipulating with more authority which resulted in some light finish damage which appeared to be sorta like crinkling or shifting of the finish, so I 'thought' they were lightly chromed. The only other detail I recall is that while the top surface of the latch was shiney, the sides were roughly machined, neither shiney nor blasted. Go figure.