My .44 mag DW is a "Barney", AKA "plum". It doesn't affect it's shooting in any way, so it doesn't bother me. None of the dozen or so DW 15-2's I've had have turned any colors. They have all shot great. My Python was really pretty, but the hand broke (and it's a very delicate part), and it was a hassle to get fixed. I can fix almost anything on a DW in seconds. I have a large box of parts, and have used only a couple of them over the years, a hand spring, and a couple of frame screws that looked better than the ones on the used guns I bought. I have kept and keep buying DW's, the Python was my first, and only Colt revolver and I had no second thoughts about selling it.