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On 12/22/02 member DuaneD reported a conversation with Mr. R.E. Romo, head of Orimar (ne�© Aimco), manufacturer of stainless steel Lugers. I quote here the pertinent part of the post:
"First question as to why did he chose stainless steel vs gun metal for his American Eagle? Factors such as easy to machine, use of casting, durable finish, all factors but the main and overriding factors was he wanted to create something new that would stand by itself and not be just a copy. He did some market research and it confirmed his belief that a new production blued gun would not only be compared to guns that had much hand work etc but would be priced as a competitor {used po8 vs new}. Therefore the decision to go SS was first to make something that would sell, and a copy to compete with the original would not do that."
--Dwight
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