Trev: The slide and frame 'flats' (sides) are highly polished stainless while the rest is more of a darkened, matte stainless. Those highly polished flats ARE almost like a mirror. The controls and sights are black stainless, and the grips are black. This is a Series 70 1911, meaning it doesn't have the firing pin 'drop safety', but you get the much better (IMO) trigger than on the Series 80. Beautiful piece of worksmanship

Trevor, Two Tone " Stainless" and Matte Black. A better picture here : sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/210110/o1070ce/colt-combat-elite-government-45-acp

Its stainless and a semi glossy Black PVD finish it is a nice looking gun