Python prices have gone up in private as of late. Value depends on overall condition. Check on Gunbroker.com under pythons for condition and prices
No.
You can special order one from the custom shop.
Yes, as long as the barrel is longer then 4 inches.
Check w/ Colt customer service.
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You can order it online, and buying it in the store depends on the state.
Approximately 250 Colt Pythons with 8-inch barrels and nickel finish in .38 Special were produced as a special run for Lew Horton Distributing in the late 1980s.
It depends on where you get them from. I have seen prices vary from £50-£250.
You will need to contact Colt. Prices change often.
They sell for $6000 or more (and going up) if they can be authenticated, and if you can find one. I have a Colt lettered "Lew Horton" Colt Combat Python and it is 1 of 500 made. There are also "Calilfornia" Combat Pythons which are desirable as well. Lots of fake are known to exist. 3 inch barrels were put on other Pythons to make them counterfeit Combats. To get a Colt Letter of authenticity, contact Colt Historian Beverly Haynes at: http://www.coltsmfg.com/CustomerServices/ArchiveServices.aspx
The value of a 357 colt Python v 20978 is 1962 The value will depend on the condition and additional options, but Pythons are very valuable. They can go for thousands of dollars.