The straight barbell shown here isn't just any straight barbell - it's a blackline straight barbell. Blackline gives you the best of both worlds, combing the rich coloration of acrylic or organic pieces with the sterility and durability of steel pieces. The coloration comes from the special coloring process that is used to coat the 316L surgical stainless steel that gives the piece is durability and sterility. The balls and bar on this 16 gauge barbell are available in a wide array of lengths, meaning that you can customize this piece to be a navel ring, genital ring, industrial, surface piercing, nipple ring, or almost anything else!