All gun finishes are designed to provide protection from sweat, corrosive conditions ,abrasions and other incidental events. Any finish can be compromised by accident or improper storage (like storing a blued steel pistol in a leather holster). You may have a problem finding a model or style is because there are literally hundreds of models in the market place and the better ones command a premium price . See if you can find a used one with a blemish or two you can temporarily tolerate until can afford a powder coating or whatever you prefer (as you know, all new guns depreciate in value because until they are sold they are on the dealers inventory and part of his or her profit helps them finance their building,utilities,display cases, licenses and permits employee wages, insurance and unsold inventory .) Happy Hunting !