My dad always told me I had "champangne taste and a beer wallet" - and he was right...so I have to go with the Colt's Python as my personal favorite...

I love Smith N-frames (have owned nine - currently am down to three) and have owned two 3 1/2 inch Model 27's (still have one, nickle in presnetation case LNIB)...but my four Pythons are my personal favorites, I even lucked out & scored a well used but not abused 3 inch Python circa 1963, got it in 1993 or so for $450...those days are long gone!! My other three include a bright stainless 4 inch and two 2 1/2 inchers from circa 1977 (one blue LNIB & the other nickeled after years of holster wear had stripped most of the blue - but it's a tight gun with no pitting & the nickle looks brand new - it was done before I bought it & was very fairly priced)...I'd have trouble parting with any of these...

anyway, glad to see I'm not the only closet Colt guy here on the S&W forum...I enjoy the company here better so I don't even bother with the other forum...(never even joined) and S&W is rich with history and made some great revolvers in the 20th century...