Stainless steel goes from this to what you see next to it or even what you show, depends upon how much time you put into polishing it. And exposed to the elements, it can easily lose it's brand new luster:

http://www.bremertonnjrotc.com/goawe...or/anchor8.JPG

And it could even look like this:

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2010/...inless_ste.php

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