I bought a 4" nickel Python from a guy, as that model happened to be my "grail gun" at the time. Not knowing enough about revolver finishes, it turned out the revolver, which was blue to start with, had been nickeled to cover up some finish issues. A little later, I sent the revolver to Colt, and had it restored to its original Royal Blue finish, and had the stocks refurbished.
I still didn't have my "grail gun", but the refinish back to the original was worth it.
Last summer, I found a 4" nickel, which happened to be 450+ numbers apart in serial sequence. So, I guess things turned out all right.
This image is of the revolver as I bought it. You can see how the roll marks are very thin at the bottom, and the stocks have some issues.
This image is of the revolver after sixteen weeks with Colt, and a stock refurbish by Hugh Clark, in Texas.
This image is of the two revolvers together.
I still didn't have my "grail gun", but the refinish back to the original was worth it.
Last summer, I found a 4" nickel, which happened to be 450+ numbers apart in serial sequence. So, I guess things turned out all right.
This image is of the revolver as I bought it. You can see how the roll marks are very thin at the bottom, and the stocks have some issues.
This image is of the revolver after sixteen weeks with Colt, and a stock refurbish by Hugh Clark, in Texas.
This image is of the two revolvers together.