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12-07-2014, 09:31 AM
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Colt Python Shipped 50 Years Ago
This Python was shipped on December 7, 1964 and turns 50 today. Click on the photo for a better look.
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12-07-2014, 11:23 AM
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The blue finish on that Python is so deep, you could swim in it!
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12-07-2014, 11:26 AM
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One of my favorite guns. Thanks for the great picture.
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12-07-2014, 11:36 AM
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I thought the full checkered stocks were not changed until 1965.Am I off on my date, or are those replacement stocks.
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12-07-2014, 11:41 AM
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That gun is 8 years older than me.
Excellent condition. Clearly fired little, if at all. Are you planning to actually use it or will it be a safe queen?
May I ask how much you paid for it? I'm not sure about the etiquette on that; perhaps doing so is on par with asking a woman her weight. Sorry if I was out of line in asking such a question.
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12-07-2014, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Laketime
I thought the full checkered stocks were not changed until 1965.Am I off on my date, or are those replacement stocks.
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As I understand it Colt switched from the fully checkered type I stocks to the ones on Docs gun (Type II) in 1961.
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12-07-2014, 12:30 PM
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I bought the Python about twenty years ago for $650. I hadn't paid much attention to Pythons until the last year or so and was very surprised at what they are selling for now.
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12-07-2014, 12:40 PM
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It has aged very well.
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12-07-2014, 02:14 PM
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Very nice Doc44, very nice!
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I balked at the $439 price tag back in 1983 and wound up buying a (new model back then) S&W M586 6" for $283. NOW I wish I had bought 1000 of them high priced snakes! Still have and love the M586, but a Python is just sooooooo coooool!
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12-08-2014, 11:05 AM
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That pic made me watch Magnum Force again last night. I miss carrying my Python on duty.
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