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I have a very nice colt python, blued with a 2 1/2" barrel and real stag grips. It has been fired very few times and only has a few very minor blemishes on the finish. I hate to get rid of it, but need the money. Can anyone point me in the direction of someone who specializes in colts so that I might move the gun.

Gunbroker or auctionarms would be your best bet. How fast you move the gun will depend on your asking price. The 2.5 isn't all that rare i saw two of them at the last gun show i went to a couple of weeks back in Kingsport, TN

I second what 175 just said. I've seen several in that exact configuration. Check gunbroker out and see what people are actually bidding on them, if you don't know how much you want for it. Colt collectors are about the most common type.

I've got one, but am not selling. Very sweet!

Now what kind of money are you asking for this 2.5 inch barrel Python?

It's crazy what they're going for lately.

From what I have seen them going for on most sites, I think it should move quickly at around $1400.00 or will consider partial trade plus cash. depends on the trade. I can be reached at 2nursesbellsouth.net

PYTHON
- .357 Mag. cal., 2 1/2 (disc. 1994), 3 (a.k.a Combat Python, disc., very scarce), 4, 6, or 8 in. barrel with vent rib, Royal Blue finish, full shrouded ejector rod, adj. rear sight, checkered walnut grips (prior to 1991), rubber Hogue monogrips (2 1/2 or 4 in. barrel), or rubber target (6 or 8 in. barrel) grips, 38-48 oz. Mfg. 1955-96.
Python Blue or Royal Blue Finish (Mfg. 1955-1969)
- first letter prefix or suffix used in ser. no., began in mid-1969 with the letter "E".
Grading
100% 98% 95% 90% 80% 70% 60%
$1,100 $995 $700 $600 $500 $395 $350
Add 20% for NIB condition.
Add 50% for very early production (circa 1950s) with high polish finish and correct full checkered, non-varnished grips.
Add 40% for 3 in. barrel with factory letter.
Python Blue or Royal Blue Finish (Mfg. circa 1970-1996)
Grading
100% 98% 95% 90% 80% 70% 60%
$1,050 $950 $775 $675 $600 $500 $395
Last MSR was $815.
Add 20% for NIB condition.
Add 35% for 3 in. barrel.
Beware of loose 3 in. barrel models sold by GPC and others during the 1990s.
The standard Python was manufactured 1955-1996, and 1997-recent production is through the Colt Custom Shop by special order only (see Python Elite listing).
During 2001-2002, Colt shipped some Pythons to dealers with prices in $1,100 - $1,200 retail range. These guns had a slightly different (rougher) line checkering pattern on the cylinder release and hammer parts.
There were also a few Pythons mfg. in .256 Win. Mag. (circa 1961), .38 Spl. (Python Target), .41 Mag., and .44 Spl. cals. While the .22 LR and the .22 WMR (.22 Mag.) were advertised in earlier factory catalogs, they were never mass-produced - only a few prototypes exist. At least one known example of a .22 cal. Python was found at an auction, but it had only a special factory barrel sleeve for photographic purposes, and was not a shootable gun. The amount of premium on these cals. depends on how serious (and deep-pocketed) the Python collector is.
A California distributor special ordered a quantity of the first 3 in. barreled Pythons, which at the time were not available. Colt probably utilized made-up 8 in. guns and either had them modified or re-barreled, with special marking. These guns are an unusual variant (sometimes referred to as a Combat Python), and are priced similarly to later factory 3 in. barrel Pythons.