Yes, I'm excited. After lusting over one of these my entire adult life, and having never found one in a condition I could accept at a price I could afford, lightning finally struck at long last. I was perusing one of the popular online websites like I usually do late in the evening when I suddenly spotted this one, advertised as mint (but no box) and for an extremely reasonable price (as far as original Pythons go), $2350. It almost sounded too good to be true, but the pictures looked really good and they have an inspection period so I jumped on it.
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I just received it today, and it truly is mint. I had to look really hard to find any finish wear on it or signs of use, and the grips are in excellent shape as well. And yes I verified the finish is original. Bummer that the original box is gone, but honestly I'm not complaining.
Compared to my new 2020 Python w/ Deer Hollow grips and Elliason rear sight:
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Yes, I bought the new blued Python earlier this year when they first came out, hoping that it would finally scratch the Python itch. While it's a nice revolver, it didn't. I still wanted an original, dammit. Now that I have both I'll have to make an objective comparison over the next few days and report back. As for initial impressions, the new one is a nice production revolver. The original is a work of art. And that's all I'll say about it, for now...
I just received it today, and it truly is mint. I had to look really hard to find any finish wear on it or signs of use, and the grips are in excellent shape as well. And yes I verified the finish is original. Bummer that the original box is gone, but honestly I'm not complaining.
Compared to my new 2020 Python w/ Deer Hollow grips and Elliason rear sight:
Yes, I bought the new blued Python earlier this year when they first came out, hoping that it would finally scratch the Python itch. While it's a nice revolver, it didn't. I still wanted an original, dammit. Now that I have both I'll have to make an objective comparison over the next few days and report back. As for initial impressions, the new one is a nice production revolver. The original is a work of art. And that's all I'll say about it, for now...
