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Poor Man's Python
I just picked this up from a local and I wanted to post this beauty here on the forum. A Trooper "357" 1st gen from 1968. I cannot believe the action and finish. I was searching out a smith and what pops up, a poor mans python! Good enough for me. 
Vinny
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01-25-2015, 05:21 PM
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Looks like a super-clean example - congrats !!!
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01-25-2015, 05:38 PM
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Great catch. It looks like a beauty for sure.
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01-25-2015, 05:40 PM
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Here's a video you might enjoy to go along with your Trooper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySCYpKJzZ8
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01-25-2015, 05:42 PM
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Very nice. I don't have any Colt handguns, but I'm not sure why. That's a pretty one.
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01-25-2015, 06:06 PM
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I'M A LONG TIME COLT FAN. I STILL OWN SOME. THE TROOPER IS A VERY NICE REVOLVER, AND YOURS LOOKS LIKE ITS IN GREAT SHAPE. CONGRATULATIONS, AND GOOD LUCK WITH IT…...
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01-25-2015, 06:22 PM
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The handy work of Karl R. Lewis when he worked for Colt, along with the M79 grenade launcher, the Dan Wesson interchangeable barrels and a number of other firearm designs.
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My first revolver was a pre-MkIII Trooper. I foolishly sold it to a co-worker when he went to Nam. When he returned, he wouldn't sell it back. I went for years, until two years ago, before I grabbed another. The one I have now is from 1966, and the action is every bit as smooth as my three Pythons.
You have a very fine revolver there, and I love those stocks. They really look good on that blue revolver.
Enjoy!
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01-25-2015, 08:22 PM
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I like yours better....
I've just never been hot on Pythons.
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Another classic from Colt. Thanks for sharing.
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01-25-2015, 10:13 PM
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I'm an S&W guy through and through, but my Trooper(in 4") is my favorite 357 Magnum handgun.
They're 90% of a Python at 1/3 or less of the price.
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01-26-2015, 08:56 AM
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That's a pretty one.
Mine is a well worn one from 1965 or 66 IIRC.
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I like the look of the early Troopers and yours is a clean one. Give us a range report when you take it out for some exercise. Larru
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I have pythons and 2 troopers...I carried a trooper as a duty gun for quite awhile...veryyyyy nice guns,all of them...congrats!
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