New Colt Pythons in blued steel

Nice. Looks like they stuck with the Python look. I had one of the original Colt's but also owned a Smith 19 with all the factory bells and whistles. I liked a couple of the 19's features better than the Python's and when a guy I worked with decided he wanted a Python I sold mine to him for exactly what I paid for it.

I still consider the Python to about the most attractive revolver I have ever seen. It's little brother, the Diamondback is just a slightly smaller replica and I own one. It's a beautiful little gun with cheesy grips, not in looks but in function. They have sharp enough edges to be annoying plus they wiggle a little on the frame. It's value prevents me from altering it from original.

The Python didn't have this problem and I hope the new one's don't. I have not see the new blued ones but the last gunshow I attended was covered up with stainless Pythons and King Cobras. There was also one old blued Python with not great bluing left and it was priced at over 3 times what the new ones were. I would liked to have taken one of the King Cobra's home but twisted my arm hard enough to leave with only an old Bushnell ScopeChief in hand.
 
1KPerDay said:
The 4" looks better with 2 slots in the rib. All the pre-release press stuff I've seen has 3 and it looks weird.
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That's a 5-inch barreled model. The 4.2-incher retains the two slots.

Then again, maybe it's not a 5-incher after a review. Maybe a prototype.

Again more review of sites; maybe 4.2 barrels exist with two and three slots.
 
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doubleh said:
Nice. Looks like they stuck with the Python look. I had one of the original Colt's but also owned a Smith 19 with all the factory bells and whistles. I liked a couple of the 19's features better than the Python's and when a guy I worked with decided he wanted a Python I sold mine to him for exactly what I paid for it.

I still consider the Python to about the most attractive revolver I have ever seen. It's little brother, the Diamondback is just a slightly smaller replica and I own one. It's a beautiful little gun with cheesy grips, not in looks but in function. They have sharp enough edges to be annoying plus they wiggle a little on the frame. It's value prevents me from altering it from original.

The Python didn't have this problem and I hope the new one's don't. I have not see the new blued ones but the last gunshow I attended was covered up with stainless Pythons and King Cobras. There was also one old blued Python with not great bluing left and it was priced at over 3 times what the new ones were. I would liked to have taken one of the King Cobra's home but twisted my arm hard enough to leave with only an old Bushnell ScopeChief in hand.
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Believe it or not, my 6” Colt Diamondback came with Pachmayr presentation rubber grips from the factory. No Colt medallion, just plain comfortable rubber grips. I picked up a pair of Herrett Shooting Stars for it and later robbed a set of factory stocks from a 4” Diamondback .22 because they looked so nice. Sold the 4” with the Herretts. (Still kicking myself for that, not to mention the 4” Diamondback .38 I also let go ☹️)
 
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