That makes me relieved since I have several bags with dark gunmetal hardware. Some are fp and some mff. I'm hopeful they will hold up well! I wonder what went wrong with the hardware on the grey Parker.I have gunmetal hardware on my Nomad in Butterscotch and it has never been an issue with chipping. That bag I purchased I want to say Fall 2015? And my Rogue in Oxblood with rivets has black copper hardware and again no chipping.