gee you see the asking price for a colt python .. they were always big bucks ... the troopers are expensive also .. mine was made in 1966 ... the trooper mark 3 are big bucks also ... the old Colts are so very well made im happy i held onto mine ... the Colt SP-1 I posted I bought that in 1979 for 400.00 dollars that was a lot of money for a rifle back then but im happy I held onto that there also big bucks in today's market ...