As close as I will probably ever come to owning a Python is the OLd Model Trooper I bought last yr for less than $500 . It had been shoot very little if any . It has the same frame as a python and same internals . It lacks the vented / ribbed barrel and the lustrous finish . The single action is great , the double action really " stacks . It's probably the only Colt I will ever buy . Regards Paul