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The rubber stocks that are on it now are pachmayr presentation. For a period, Colt sold these with Colt emblems installed both on factory guns and as assesories. In 1960, Colt introduced the Python with a 4 in. barrel ( Colt called it the police python) and the wood stocks had the left side relieved both as a thumb rest and it made clearance for the speedloader. These wood stocks phased out the earlier full checkered target stocks.
The way to check timing on a positive lock action Colt such as this is to slowly single action cock the hammer. If the bolt locks into the bolt notch on the cylinder just as the hammer clicks into full cock, then it is perfectly timed. If the hammer reaches full cock but the bolt did not lock into the cylinder notch, then it is not perfectly in time. Often, some chambers will lock and some not. If cocking it slightly faster than slowly makes them both happen, then your OK firing it. One will find out the pulling the trigger will make the cylinder rotate further and almost all of the time lock the bolt into the cylinder. If you are able to cock it and slightly pull the trigger to fire it AND the bolt still does not fully lock into the cylinder, then DO NOT shoot it as it is not in alignment with the barrels forcing cone and can damage the firearm.
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