4429 VERY RARE COLT 3" COMBAT PYTHON REVOLVER.

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 4,000.00 USD
Estimated at 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Cal. 357 Mag. S# T74591. Bbl. 3" VR with red insert ramped front sight blade; left side has "COMBAT PYTHON". Mfg. 1988 as one of 510 (per Lew Horton info) for Lew Horton Distributors plus approximately 300 units produced for international sales. All correct features except that service stocks have been replaced with factory Colt Python target grips having gold Colt medallions. All blued except for sides of hammer. Accro rear sight with white outline blade plus serrated faced trigger. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: very good original maroon colored box with styrofoam inserts, paperwork plus 2023 factory letter affirming 1 of 43 firearms shipped to Lew Horton's of Southboro, MA on March 10, 1988. CONDITION: generally near excellent having factory quality restored blue of frame; barrel does not appear refinished. Interior of frame has unfired appearance. Cylinder has very faint turn line plus 2 small spots of finish loss on cylinder surface adjacent to rear of flutes plus a couple of extremely faint spots of thinning at outer edges of flutes at front. Near excellent bore and grips. (24-1520/NW). MODERN. $8,000-12,000.