Originally Posted by kenster99
Yeah, thats a good looking revolver. Predecessor to the Trooper ??
Yes. IIRC, Colt came out with the .357 Mag. after Smith and Wesson introduced it in their "Registered Magnum" which later became the model 27. Colt's first 357's were the New Service and SAA. The 357 came out in a "41 frame" and evolved into the Trooper and MkII Trooper. The 357, Trooper and Trooper MkII are all essentially the same frame and lockwork as the Python. MkIII and later Troopers have a re-designed lockwork similar to the King Cobra and new Python revolvers.