Occasionally, custom-made firearms are even more prized than their original variants. Here's how Wiley Clapp's Python was reborn as a recreation of an iconic and ultra-rare version of the Colt classic.
Is it my fault? Maybe. You see, two years ago when Colt introduced its new Python revolvers at a Gunsite media event, I was let in on a secret. After signing my life away in a non-disclosure agreement, I was told the next revolver would be an Anaconda chambered in .44 Mag. (it was) and, following that, a 2.5-inch-barreled Python.