The old V-Spring DA revolvers ARE antiquated.
They are not weak & flimsy, but the design is more complicated than a Smith or Ruger, and not as long-lived with regular use.
The design did not adapt well to modern technologies as the equally old Smith design did, or to advancements & refinements.
"The finest revolvers ever made" is arguable & depends on your definition of "finest".
I'd disagree, and I say that as an owner of many Colt products old & new, with the oldest being a 1917 & the newest an AR-15 from earlier this year.
I can admire the workmanship & the historical importance while recognizing that the older Colt DAs have simply obsoleted themselves.
After sitting for many years in the safe, I sold my minty Python because it was no longer practical to either shoot or keep it, and the money went on something that would be used.
Smooth trigger, but no more accurate than other revolvers I have, too pretty to ding up, and the handwriting was on the wall regarding future service possibilities.
The three Detective Specials, on the other hand (one of which I bought & carried for off-duty use in the 1980s), will remain.
I don't shoot them recreationally, but if I were to ever carry a .38 snub regularly again, it'd be one of those.
Spare parts availability & service are questionable in the near future, but I at least have spare guns.
Elsewhere, the OP & the Trooper .357 will most likely remain unfired. I find them much more interesting than the Python was, and more representative of Colt in the "good old days".
Working DA revolvers come from other companies.
I can appreciate Colt's history without worshipping it.
Denis