Holy Grail Python acquisition . . . Updated

[CALI-gula]

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Awesome. If two is a dupe, is three a "tripe".

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[baimasanji]

I thought this thread would have something about Monty Python

[fennecfrank]

Congratulations! Beautiful!!

For Combat Pythons, as drdanno84 advised me before, the best way is to contact Colt to see if it's a real 3-in combat python. Due to their rarity, some people would buy 6-in pythons, cut the barrel, engrave combat before python to make it a combat python.

I ended my snake seeking a few years ago, when I realized that it's impossible to find a Boa and I'm not rich enough to get a pair of Snake Eyes.......

Here is my revolver collection:

Colt Python (2.5-in), Korth Combat (3-in), and Manurhin MR 73 (4-in)











More photos and details:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=770451

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=855342

[cannon]

That's awesome. My grail has always been a blued 4" with black rubber grips.

If I can figure out how to post one without my entire photobucket account showing. I'll post mine for you.

[fennecfrank]

If I can figure out how to post one without my entire photobucket account showing. I'll post mine for you.

just go to http://tinypic.com/index.php

and upload your photo and post the link

[beetle]

congratulations -- a combat python is a rare and valuable firearm indeed! as frank recommends, you should go and get a colt letter for that. colt sold off a lot of 3" barrels to numrich in the past so there are some phonies out there.

** edit, I misremembered. 3" barrels were sold, but if it's marked "combat python" like yours then that was a part of the special run for lew horton -- much harder to fake.

nice find!

[Uglyd]

congratulations -- a combat python is a rare and valuable firearm indeed! as frank recommends, you should go and get a colt letter for that. colt sold off a lot of 3" barrels to numrich in the past so there are some phonies out there.

** edit, I misremembered. 3" barrels were sold, but if it's marked "combat python" like yours then that was a part of the special run for lew horton -- much harder to fake.

nice find!

All due diligence was done. It is indeed harder to fake the Combats for the reasons mentioned and a $200 letter is well worth the investment protection. Additionally, as SFVHOGHUNTER pointed out to me, you can simply call Lew Horton and check the serial # out as well. Much easier than dealing with Colt but I did both.

[The Gleam]

congratulations -- a combat python is a rare and valuable firearm indeed! as frank recommends, you should go and get a colt letter for that. colt sold off a lot of 3" barrels to numrich in the past so there are some phonies out there.

** edit, I misremembered. 3" barrels were sold, but if it's marked "combat python" like yours then that was a part of the special run for lew horton -- much harder to fake.

nice find!

Correct. Most all of the 3" barrels were standard rollmarks, and the location of where the rollmark lies would be very hard to then fit "Combat" in there appropriately, nor could one remove/revise those rollmarks easily. You really never see a "Combat Python" barrel for sale as a single item alone.

See here for the typical 3" barrels that sold off way back when by Colt. These are the barrels that then most often found their way onto Pythons originally released as other barrel-lengths.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Colt-Python-3-Barrel-Blue-357-Magnum-NEW-NEVER-INSTALLED-3-Inch-Red-Ramp-Sight-/231112680767?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35cf63a53f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/colt-python-3-barrel-/271318448175?nma=true&si=VQjWt2XHuut5nyqCLJsn0AqS6hQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Colt-Python-Barrel-357-Magnum-3-/321270940471?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acd3d8337

Also, as for the Lew Horton Combat Python guns, the labeling, box-fitment, and details are so unique they are harder to fake than the standard 3-inchers. Lew Horton also has files of their issuance and is an easy check with them.

[Tactical Fred]

Wow ! very nice looking snakes.... someday maybe

[BigPimping]

Damn nice revolvers. Love that.

[MrExel17]

+1 ^^^

[Vin63]

Very cool! I've been bitten by several snakes, but none of mine are rare.

[drdanno84]

[Uglyd]

This is only true of the CA Combat models. Love to see some more pics of your combat Dan . . . Didn't know you had one.

[CAGLS]

The only wheel gun I want is a Colt Python. Are these not being produced new any more? Ok, read the history.