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For firearms the two types of anodizing you want are either type 02 or 03, Type 02 is what you find on most commercial anodized aluminum products, it's fairly thin and can be damaged easily by mechanical impact (dropping, grit etc) However it usually looks to be the "shiniest" and usually looks good, and would be the easiest to apply in your case. Type 03 is the "hard" anodizing type typically seen on AR-15 parts. It is some really tough stuff, but it also add's a significant amount of size to the surface of the material, and as such should really only be used for parts designed with this in mind.
A good compromise would be to have it type 02 anodized and have them remove enough of the surface material that the anodizing would essentially be a neutral change to the part (nothing added, nothing taken away) and then having it coated with cerakote, duracoat, or any of the other dozens of coatings out there. I've dealt a little bit with Cerakote applied by a company down in anaheim, ca, who do a lot of defense industry stuff. There is a guy on the board who does cerakote up in oregon, goes by "OregonShooter" you may contact him and see if this process is for you.