Colt Python

[The Gleam]

Just remember SAE is only good if the overall length is 7 inches...so you'll need to be after a python with a 3 " barrel or more

Was just thinking the same, to post a reply.

[bsg]

We SAE Python and other expensive revolvers almost daily.

If local to us just find the gun you want online and let us handle the rest for you.

at some point in time i may be seeking your assistance with an SAE for an out of state purchase. it's great that you provide the service.

[BigPimping]

This would be a better investment than gold. More fun as well.

[westcoast362]

You can buy from a California private party. I sold two a few months ago.

[M1NM]

The earlier the Python the higher the quality. They started dropping off a little in the late 60s early 70s - different bluing process. Get one that's 50+ years old and it's C&R. IMHO SAE will ruin its resale value.

[dfletcher]

The earlier the Python the higher the quality. They started dropping off a little in the late 60s early 70s - different bluing process. Get one that's 50+ years old and it's C&R. IMHO SAE will ruin its resale value.

I agree with you in general, perhaps it's best to say the arlier ones are outstanding while the later made Pythons are not quite so much - but still, for the most part, extremely well fit and finished. The only mediocre Pythons I've ever seen were early stainless versions.

SAE is 100% reversible and so long as the DA sear is returned in place no one will ever know it was done. It should have zero effect on value.

[ke6guj]

The earlier the Python the higher the quality. They started dropping off a little in the late 60s early 70s - different bluing process. Get one that's 50+ years old and it's C&R. IMHO SAE will ruin its resale value.

if done correctly, it won't hurt the resale value of that Python. it may even increase it now that it made into CA.

a better statement would be "each Python SAE'd affects the resale value of every other Python already in CA" but since resale value is on a rocket ship ride right now, it probably won't be noticable.

[The Gleam]

The earlier the Python the higher the quality. They started dropping off a little in the late 60s early 70s - different bluing process. Get one that's 50+ years old and it's C&R. IMHO SAE will ruin its resale value.

Huh? No.

Quality did not start "dropping off" until about 1980 but it was negligible, mostly by finish as stated, and earlier triggers tend to feel a bit smoother. Any of the stainless guns won't fetch as much of a take, but the quality of Pythons was always stellar from beginning to end of their entire production run. This wasn't like the difference between a pre-64 Winchester Model 94 and later Model 94. The Pythons of any year retained excellent quality throughout.

And actually, the earliest Pythons up until about 1962 or 1963 have hollow underlugs, and the preferred underlug would be the solid version (save for the collectablilty of the earlier guns).

True, the bluing process varied, and the earlier guns did have a deeper translucent luster the later guns don't have (they did, just not as much of a layered polishing) - yet it's still better then most bluing on many other guns.