Yep the Python was a real looker. At the apex of Form and Function.
Many, many years ago, my uncle Tony (a pharmacist by day) had a gun shop in the basement of his house. He owned a .44 Smith and a .357 Python and I immediately preferred the look of the Colt.
I ordered my own via Tony’s shop and paid (I think,) $375. Today, that gun is worth $2500...