Which finish do you like best on a Colt Python? - Page 2

Redhawk5.5+P+ · July 13, 2012, 04:15 AM

Holy cow KyJim, I'm not a coltaphile, but wow!

Bob Wright · July 13, 2012, 07:01 PM

Royal blue. I have no use for stainless. Do like some of the older nickeled revolvers that show their age.

Bob Wright

skeeter · July 14, 2012, 04:06 AM

The reality now is that the bright stainless guns get the highest prices by far followed by the matte stainless and then the blue. Most people who have the Eletroless nickel Pythons and are not original owners think they have matte stainless guns. I wanted to buy 2 different matte stainless Pythons and the guns turned out to be Electroless nickel. In both cases the owners were not the original owners and they did not have the original boxes. You can tell because the stainless pythons have a "S" inside the extractor housing under the barrel or under the star extractor and/or when you take the grips off there may be a "S" but it will be in one of these places.

As far as I am concerned a bright stainless, especially with white Ivory grips, looks awesome followed by matte or blue. I have no desire at all for the bright nickel guns as they can not be buffed out when scratched or worn and something like Hoppes #9 will lift the nickel off. That is the reason Colt stopped making the bright nickel guns when they came out with the way more durable bright stainless.

youngunz4life · July 14, 2012, 05:42 AM

I always go stainless but thats just me. looks aren't everything

kcub · July 14, 2012, 08:01 AM

E nickel is more valuable than stainless because they were only available for a year or so and are rare. They were discontinued with the advent of the stainless.

Personally I think the e-nick Pythons are gorgeous; but then I could say that about all of them.

dgludwig · July 14, 2012, 12:05 PM

The Royal Blue finish is what floats my boat. Any maker today can nickel a gun or polish the steel or matte the blue but the days of Colt Royal Blue (or Smith & Wesson "Brite Blue" for that matter) on a production factory gun, sadly, are long gone.

KyJim: those are some beautiful classic Colts you have there.

mrbentley57 · July 14, 2012, 09:06 PM

Royal Blue by a landslide. I just love that deep rich blue. They don't really make them like that anymore.

357 Python · July 14, 2012, 10:51 PM

I have 2 in my favorite finish, Royal Blue.

July 14, 2012, 05:42 AM	#29
youngunz4life Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Location: United States of America Posts: 1,877	I always go stainless but thats just me. looks aren't everything __________________ "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" -Admiral Farragut @ Battle of Mobile Bay 05AUG1864

July 14, 2012, 12:05 PM	#31
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 4,449	The Royal Blue finish is what floats my boat. Any maker today can nickel a gun or polish the steel or matte the blue but the days of Colt Royal Blue (or Smith & Wesson "Brite Blue" for that matter) on a production factory gun, sadly, are long gone. KyJim: those are some beautiful classic Colts you have there. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

July 13, 2012, 04:15 AM	#26
Redhawk5.5+P+ Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2012 Location: NV Posts: 743	Holy cow KyJim, I'm not a coltaphile, but wow!

July 13, 2012, 07:01 PM	#27
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 1,245	Royal blue. I have no use for stainless. Do like some of the older nickeled revolvers that show their age. Bob Wright

July 14, 2012, 04:06 AM	#28
skeeter Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 1999 Posts: 858	The reality now is that the bright stainless guns get the highest prices by far followed by the matte stainless and then the blue. Most people who have the Eletroless nickel Pythons and are not original owners think they have matte stainless guns. I wanted to buy 2 different matte stainless Pythons and the guns turned out to be Electroless nickel. In both cases the owners were not the original owners and they did not have the original boxes. You can tell because the stainless pythons have a "S" inside the extractor housing under the barrel or under the star extractor and/or when you take the grips off there may be a "S" but it will be in one of these places. As far as I am concerned a bright stainless, especially with white Ivory grips, looks awesome followed by matte or blue. I have no desire at all for the bright nickel guns as they can not be buffed out when scratched or worn and something like Hoppes #9 will lift the nickel off. That is the reason Colt stopped making the bright nickel guns when they came out with the way more durable bright stainless.

July 14, 2012, 08:01 AM	#30
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Posts: 879	E nickel is more valuable than stainless because they were only available for a year or so and are rare. They were discontinued with the advent of the stainless. Personally I think the e-nick Pythons are gorgeous; but then I could say that about all of them.

July 14, 2012, 09:06 PM	#32
mrbentley57 Member Join Date: February 10, 2012 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 55	Royal Blue by a landslide. I just love that deep rich blue. They don't really make them like that anymore.

July 14, 2012, 10:51 PM	#33
357 Python Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 575	I have 2 in my favorite finish, Royal Blue.