When searching the Brownells page, remember that a picture showing a product in blue, when pressed might reveal that they sell this AND a stainless version, as well.
Some thumb safeties in Brownells, all stainless under 45 bucks:
Ed Brown Tactical, $34.99
Wilson Combat (two versions - wide and tactical, same price for both) $36.99
Cylinder and Slide $38.99
STI $43.99
And I can't find Hawkmoon's $12.99 safety by running a search, so there might be more of them.
Also, please note that finding someone to give you a single-side safety that works in their Springfield, to swap for yours (as a straight swap for both your guns) isn't just difficult, it's also a bit risky: a safety that has already been fitted to a 1911 (of any make) will likely not fit another 1911, even one of the same brand. In this case, one of you will probably be able to use the other's safety with little or no fitting, while the other would likely find that the safety has been filed a bit too much and is unusable without changing other fire control parts (hammer, sear) -- or without some welding.
You might both get lucky and find that both safeties are 'just so' in both frames... but it's not the most likely scenario here.
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
M. Setter
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