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Colt Python Value Guide (2026): What Yours Is Worth by Year, Barrel and Finish

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

An original Colt Python with a six inch barrel, polished blue finish and fully checkered walnut grips lying on a textured gold and gray surface

Colt Python value in 2026, from 68 used sales we logged: originals sold for $1,395 to $4,302, 2020-on guns for $755 to $1,300. Prices by year and barrel.

Smith & Wesson Serial Number Lookup: What the Number Tells You and How to Get the Date

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

A Smith & Wesson Model 1917 .45 caliber revolver with a lanyard ring on the butt, shown beside six .45 ACP cartridges in half-moon clips, in a U.S. Army Ordnance Department photograph

Smith and Wesson serial number lookup: find the real serial number, read its era from the format, check the ATF list and get the ship date by factory letter.

Colt Serial Number Lookup: Find the Year Your Colt Was Made

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

An engraved Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver with a blued barrel and walnut grip, serial number 7569, photographed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colt serial number lookup: how Colt’s own database works, the serial ranges a public list puts years on, and what a Colt archive letter costs by model.

Remington Serial Number Lookup: Barrel Date Codes and Year of Manufacture

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle with a synthetic stock, scope, sling and suppressor on a gray background

Remington serial number lookup: decode the barrel date code on an 870, 700 or 1100, with sourced year letters and factory serial tables for older models.

Marlin Serial Number Lookup: Year of Manufacture by Prefix, Model and Date Code

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

An engraved Marlin Model 336 lever-action rifle with a carved walnut stock dated 1776 and 1976, on clear stands at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

Marlin serial number lookup: read the year from the prefix on a 336, 39A, 1894, 1895 or Model 60, with every source named and Cody’s factory ledgers explained.

Ruger Serial Number Lookup: Year by Model, 1949 to 2017

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

Early Ruger Single-Six serial 1715 above an early Ruger Blackhawk flat top serial 2237, both shown from the right side

Ruger serial number lookup built on Ruger’s own year tables for the 10/22, Single-Six, Blackhawk, GP100, LCP and 120 more, 1949 to 2017, with a year finder.

Browning Serial Number Lookup: Year of Manufacture by Model and Date Code

October 10, 2026 by Nick Hall

A 1971 Belgian-made Browning Hi Power pistol with walnut grips, its magazine and a spare grip panel on a gray cloth

Browning serial number lookup built on Browning’s own dating pages: Auto-5, Citori, Hi Power, BAR and 40 more, with the two-letter date code decoded.

Winchester Serial Number Lookup: Year of Manufacture by Model, 1866 to 1994

October 9, 2026 by Nick Hall

Receiver of a Winchester Model 1873 One of One Thousand rifle on display at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming

Winchester serial number lookup using Winchester’s own year tables for the Model 94, Model 70, 1873, Model 12 and 30 more, plus how to order a Cody letter.

WeBuyGuns Review: We Sold a Gun to WeBuyGuns. Here’s How It Went

October 4, 2026 by Nick Hall

WeBuyGuns review verdict card: 4.5 out of 5, offer in 21 hours, $345 offer, free shipping, paid on day 8, no fees

Our WeBuyGuns review: we sold a pistol to WeBuyGuns and tracked the offer, shipping and payout day by day, then compared it with GunBroker and a local shop.