Stainless (O NO) steel question

I am fascinated at the knowlege and information in this thread about stainless versus non-stainless Lugers. Thanks for sharing that knowledge so guys like me, without any engineering knowledge whatsoever, (a retired lawyer), can lurk, open mouthed. In the end, I guess we can make our own choice. For about the same price we can: (1) buy a stainless, knowing it's not of particularly good quality, but still fun to shoot; or (2) buy a mismatched "shooter" Luger, knowing it's not a collector piece, but still fun to shoot. Regardless, thank you again, engineers and gunsmiths, for sharing. Regards, Ad.