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Echelon®
Central Operating Group®
Variable Interface System®
LightForged™
Springfield Grey Cerakote®

Geez™, Springfield® sure went overboard® with the trademarks™.

I'm not sure what to make of that grip texturing. Is it supposed to evoke snake or shark skins? And ...



I see no indication that the frame is metal.

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Originally posted by egregore:
I see no indication that the frame is metal.

It's not metal. It's polymer.

"Lightforged™®©" is just the typical over-the-top SAI marketing speak for it having laser-etched grip texture on the plastic frame.

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Is it supposed to evoke snake or shark skins?

This "Badlands" texture is supposed to evoke parched, cracked earth. Like in a dry riverbed.

Long ago, I had the original IM Metal HS2000 (i.e. before the Croatian company changed its name to HS Produkt and before they entered into the branding/import arrangement with Springfield Armory for the US market). It was an excellent pistol, despite a couple of (largely subjective) things not being to my taste. As silly as it may sound, the marketing gimmickry after Springfield Armory entered the picture (though a truly great business idea overall), killed most of my interest.

I think HS Produkt makes terrific product in any case, but SA’s marketing has always been corny, and has only gotten worse. They’re certainly not alone in that though…