Colt Python for xmas

wayne8661 · 12-25-2016, 09:12 PM

Got this today. Not my normal area of interest but a nice gun none the less .

DavidJayUden · 12-25-2016, 10:27 PM

Congratulations! I understand that they are pretty hot items.
dju

tomaustin · 12-26-2016, 12:06 AM

FBI agents I know love those......they will blow the doors off of a Cadillac....enjoy that sucker....tom

gunnertwo · 12-26-2016, 03:19 AM

They are Hot, some incredible high prices. Good gift!

G2

Sergio Natali · 12-26-2016, 06:02 AM

Probably the most beautiful revolver ever built.
I used to collect them; the ones made in the Sixties are particularly sought after by collectors.
Thanks for sharing.

CJS57 · 12-26-2016, 06:41 AM

I would say the the earliest guns bring the highest prices. Followed closely by the bright stainless steel variations. Also the few 3" guns made are near $10,000. Other variations are up in this price range as well. A ANIB first year 1955 shipped 3-digit gun recently sold for near $20,000. Here is my 3 digit 1956 shipped gun.

Vlim · 12-26-2016, 08:55 AM

I love those Mauser copies

Edward Tinker · 12-26-2016, 10:09 AM

only had one, sold it and bought my first luger

still have the luger - although I'd take a Python in a second, I really like my S&W 686

Ron Wood · 12-26-2016, 11:21 AM

I once had a 1966 4-inch Python. Sweetest shooting, most accurate handgun I have ever owned. They wouldn't let me take it along to Viet Nam and eventually I sold it. Sure wish I still had it.
Ron

rhuff · 12-26-2016, 03:34 PM

Many years ago I decided that the Colt revolvers just didn't fit my hand like the S&W revolvers did. My shooting showed the same with each handgun, so I just lost interest in the Colt revolvers, as I am a shooter. If the Colts had fit my hand, perhaps I would own as many Colt revolvers as I currently do S&W guns.......I never get it right!!!

apis mellifera · 12-26-2016, 04:57 PM

My dad has a vintage 6" in SS. I remember when he got it. I broke a rib falling on an 8" SS Python while hunting this year. I slipped and the long barrel allowed the grip to be driven right up under my ribs. The little dangley one let go. Those Pythons are not only very well made, but nearly lethal even when holstered.

tomaustin · 12-26-2016, 09:09 PM

apis mellifera..........I laughed at your story, but that is not funny...everything hurts with a broken rib.........Tom

12-25-2016, 09:12 PM	#1
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 591 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Colt Python for xmas Got this today. Not my normal area of interest but a nice gun none the less . Attached Thumbnails

12-26-2016, 06:02 AM	#5
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Probably the most beautiful revolver ever built. I used to collect them; the ones made in the Sixties are particularly sought after by collectors. Thanks for sharing. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-26-2016, 08:55 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	I love those Mauser copies Attached Thumbnails

12-26-2016, 11:21 AM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	I once had a 1966 4-inch Python. Sweetest shooting, most accurate handgun I have ever owned. They wouldn't let me take it along to Viet Nam and eventually I sold it. Sure wish I still had it. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

12-25-2016, 10:27 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Congratulations! I understand that they are pretty hot items. dju

12-26-2016, 12:06 AM	#3
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	FBI agents I know love those......they will blow the doors off of a Cadillac....enjoy that sucker....tom

12-26-2016, 03:19 AM	#4
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 628 Thanks: 844 Thanked 942 Times in 368 Posts	They are Hot, some incredible high prices. Good gift! G2

12-26-2016, 06:41 AM	#6
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	I would say the the earliest guns bring the highest prices. Followed closely by the bright stainless steel variations. Also the few 3" guns made are near $10,000. Other variations are up in this price range as well. A ANIB first year 1955 shipped 3-digit gun recently sold for near $20,000. Here is my 3 digit 1956 shipped gun.

12-26-2016, 10:09 AM	#8
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	only had one, sold it and bought my first luger still have the luger - although I'd take a Python in a second, I really like my S&W 686

12-26-2016, 03:34 PM	#10
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Many years ago I decided that the Colt revolvers just didn't fit my hand like the S&W revolvers did. My shooting showed the same with each handgun, so I just lost interest in the Colt revolvers, as I am a shooter. If the Colts had fit my hand, perhaps I would own as many Colt revolvers as I currently do S&W guns.......I never get it right!!!

12-26-2016, 04:57 PM	#11
apis mellifera User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV Posts: 149 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	My dad has a vintage 6" in SS. I remember when he got it. I broke a rib falling on an 8" SS Python while hunting this year. I slipped and the long barrel allowed the grip to be driven right up under my ribs. The little dangley one let go. Those Pythons are not only very well made, but nearly lethal even when holstered.

12-26-2016, 09:09 PM	#12
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	apis mellifera..........I laughed at your story, but that is not funny...everything hurts with a broken rib.........Tom