I sold my blue/black one for next to nothing to a friend in N.C. who wanted to get into ML because I was buying the Laminate one so I have to go from memory as well.

I do agree about the pin/ball,this one is more of a pin where my older one was a ball. The newone actually closes more securely. I'm about 95% sure on the finish though... Oh well, not a bad thing, just something I noticed.