Avoiding these examples with especially high collectability, and thus prices, should help give a more accurate values on Pythons more likely to be found and owned by collectors. To avoid skewing the data, all super collectible Pythons have been excluded, including Combat Pythons, Elite models, first and second year production Pythons, collector’s editions, and engraved Pythons. The buyer’s premium is included in the sales price (15% during the periods analyzed), as this accurately reflects what a gun collector paid to own their Python. The data was gathered from every gun auction category Rock Island Auction Company offers: Premier, Sporting & Collector, and Arms & Accessory Day events.Īll Pythons included in the dataset have a grade of “very good” to “excellent,” and all barrel lengths have been included. Our first dataset represents what a gun collector would consider a typical Colt Python. When considering the Colt Python value by year at Rock Island Auction Company, we’ve assembled the last eight years of Colt Python sales prices to help collectors and gun consigners better gauge the current market and compare it against Colt Python Blue Book value. 357.’ More importantly, Colt Python prices reflect the value of a popular vintage gun that had been out of production for years and the simple fact that it’s an old-school handmade Colt revolver.Ī new generation of arms enthusiasts has been introduced to the Python through popular media like The Walking Dead, True Detective, and video games like Call of Duty: Black Ops. The Python’s Hollywood coverage has certainly helped, from the 1970s ‘Starsky & Hutch’ to Rick Grimes' sidearm of choice on ‘ The Walking Dead', and recently the Python was featured in Stranger Things Season 4 as the gun Jason Carver buys from War Zone Army Navy Surplus, referring to the revolver as a ‘pretty. Why are Colt Pythons so expensive? Gun prices are going up for most genres, but saying that the Colt Python is experiencing a rapid upswing is a gross understatement. Vintage Colts hold their value and tend to increase over time, and Python prices realized at Rock Island Auction Company shatter expectations year after year. Pythons are some of the best looking guns out there, with a unique gun aesthetic thanks to their vented rib and distinct full-length underlug.

With a nickname like “The Rolls-Royce of Colt revolvers,” there’s a reason the Colt Python continues to trend upward in the world of gun collecting. Colt Pythons of all price points and rarities are found at Rock Island Auction Company.

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