Look at the completed Python auctions on Gunbroker, very few are sold for under $2K.
Going rate for Colt Python
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Jim Watson
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I once saw a Trooper Mk III with a nice DA trigger pull.
It looked a little strange, nickel hammer and trigger in a blue gun.
I think the nickel plating served to level and smooth the sintered steel parts they used on those guns.
I once read a gunzine article about using a cheap brush plater to get a little gold on action parts for the purpose.
I have seen pictured here - by ColtPythonElite, maybe - Mk III Pythons. I saw an engraved one in a store long ago. They made a very few. Nobody cared at the time. I wonder what one would sell for now.
It looked a little strange, nickel hammer and trigger in a blue gun.
I think the nickel plating served to level and smooth the sintered steel parts they used on those guns.
I once read a gunzine article about using a cheap brush plater to get a little gold on action parts for the purpose.
I have seen pictured here - by ColtPythonElite, maybe - Mk III Pythons. I saw an engraved one in a store long ago. They made a very few. Nobody cared at the time. I wonder what one would sell for now.
ColtPythonElite
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Yes, I am aware of that. I was talking about guns selling at shows. No doubt, if I ever decide to sell my meager Colt collection, it will go to GB.
Poper
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True.
But I doubt I would live that long.
stchman
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Never have understood the fascination with the Colt Pythons. Are they cool, yes, are the $2000 cool, NO.
One can get a Ruger GP100 or a S&W 686 for about $1400 less and they are just as good a guns. Most people that buy a Python will never shoot them and they end up being safe queens.
One can get a Ruger GP100 or a S&W 686 for about $1400 less and they are just as good a guns. Most people that buy a Python will never shoot them and they end up being safe queens.
Poper
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I dunno about "most people", but I shoot mine. I sold my 6" LNIB to my brother for $1,800 last fall because he wanted it and I was going to sell it on GB anyway. I have kept my 4" shooter that is 90%+ because I prefer 4" handguns and I tend to shoot them better than the 6" ones.
I shot the 6" Python because I normally buy guns to shoot them. It was no different. If I had to make the choice between my 6" Python and my 6" S&W M14-3 K38 Masterpiece, I would take the Python every day, every time. Until you have handled them both side-by-side and shot them both side-by-side, you probably wouldn't understand.
To me, it is the difference between a Henry Ford steel bodied '32 Roadster and a steel body reproduction '32 Roadster. It's hard to explain, yet there is a very real difference.
Like it has been said before, "Life is to short to hunt with an ugly dog.... Or an ugly gun."
CajunBass
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That's no doubt true.
But they're not Pythons.
You say that like it's a bad thing?
I like Pythons (Mind you I don't have one) for the same reason I like Parker shotguns. I DO have a Parker shotgun. I've never fired it. I might never fire it. But I still like it and wanted it. I could have gotten a Stoeger double for a lot less money. But it wasn't a Parker.
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The bubble will burst one day. It does on nearly all trendy collectibles.
Poper
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Maybe.
I'm willing to wager they will always command a higher price than the comparable S&W M19 or Ruger GP100, though. There is something to be said for pride of ownership.
If I ever get into bullseye competition like I would like to (a long shot), I will most likely use my 4" Python even though I shoot my 4" S&W M15-7 a hair better.
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Sure Pythons will be higher than Rugers and Smiths. They were when new.
Poper
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And if for no other reason than they are not made any more and the Smiths and Rugers ARE continuing to be made, they will command a higher price then the new Smiths and Rugers.
Will the prices remain in the stratosphere? Probably not. But they probably will always command more $ and likely collector prices for the NIB original specimens.
Homerboy
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When the Walking Dead goes off the air the demand for a Python will subside substantially. The rig that the main character wears on the show, with the open bottom so 2 inches of your $2000 gun can stick out, is being reproduced by Tex Schoemaker, and is nearly 300 bucks. And they are flying off the shelves.
I fired a Python once. Nice gun. But not over 2 grand nice. If they were such great guns Colt wouldn't have stopped making them. The demand wasn't there. Notice how Korth still makes obscenely priced revolvers? Why aren't they out of business if nobody wants to buy a $3000 gun when a $700 Smith will do just as fine a job?
I fired a Python once. Nice gun. But not over 2 grand nice. If they were such great guns Colt wouldn't have stopped making them. The demand wasn't there. Notice how Korth still makes obscenely priced revolvers? Why aren't they out of business if nobody wants to buy a $3000 gun when a $700 Smith will do just as fine a job?
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I don't think the Walking Dead is the main reason Pythons are selling as high as they are.
huntsman
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Patience is a virtue maybe not for the kiddies but for me it something to look forward to. If I die while waiting that's just something less my heirs will have to deal with getting rid of.
Reloadron
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All of the Colt Serpents are commanding high prices and I also do not believe the Walking Dead or Call of Duty had anything to do with it. Among my regrets was passing up a mint Colt Diamondback 22 a few years ago for a grand. Today I would give a grand in a heartbeat for that little 22 revolver. It's not only the Colt snake guns, even the S&W premium revolvers are going for a good buck but the Colt snake guns in general have really gone way up. Time will tell if they ever come back down.
Ron
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Only one and I think I'll just keep it. $800 several years ago.
I wish I'd bought a 2.5" one when they were selling for $1,200 to $1,400.
I wish I'd bought a 2.5" one when they were selling for $1,200 to $1,400.
I went there yesterday to get another gun and the Python was no longer in the case. It must have been sold during Memorial Day sale.Yea, I saw that gun yesterday. It's a beauty. I didn't look at it close, but I thought the tag was $3299.00. Good thing I got new glasses coming.
And to tell you the truth, I would love to have one if for no other reason than I just like the way they look. Always have.
The Ruger GP100 is "just as good"? I think not, personally. I also don't think the 686 is either. The Ruger may be stronger, but its about as ugly and unrefined as 357 DA revolvers get. As for S&W, I think the only models that equal or even exceed a Python are pre war models.
Are they $2000 cool? That's a matter of opinion, but the market says that they definitely are. In fact, $2000 doesn't even get you a real nice one.
I've got a half dozen of them. I shoot all but one.
stchman
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I'm sorry, I just don't find enough difference in their appearance to warrant and extra $1500.
Is the Python better looking, a tad, but not $1500+ better looking, but that is just my opinion. If one wishes to be Rick Grimes, then get a Python.
The ruger is not even close to that ugly in any way.
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You're totally missing the point, which is generally what happens when someone has no knowledge on the subject. There's a lot more of a difference between a Python and a dime a dozen GP100. Considering my Pythons have tripled in value since I bought them, I'd say it was a good decision to buy a bunch.
Yes, I own plenty of Rugers. They work, but are crude revolvers.
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Ruger makes some of the ugliest DA revolvers on the planet, in my opinion. The GP is actually one of the better looking of the bunch, but that's not saying much.
Besides, not sure who's trying to decide between a Python and a GP100. Apples and oranges.
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More like apples and potato salad.
I think the only ones that talk down the Python are those who don't own one.
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