yeah, one sec.
EDIT: okay, its hard to see because the handle is pretty dark normally, but in game its really easy to notice
http://s986.photobucket.com/albums/ae346/joshw42291/?action=view¤t=ScreenShot51.jpg
The barrel is normally much lighter and actually looks metallic.
by the way, i'm really happy you replied to this, I've seen your posts around and you seem really intelligent

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EDIT2:if you zoom in alittle its much easier to see in the screenshot, sorry i took like 5 of them and that is actually the best one.