Python Barrel on King Cobra
Dfariswheel, you have apparently solved this puzzle.
My King Cobra actually has a Python barrel on it! I was so fixated on the ventilated rib (thinking how this alone made it look like a Python) that I missed the fact that the other features of the barrel were also different from the standard KC barrel and that they were like that of the Python. However, the King Cobra name and emblem are on this barrel; otherwise, by just looking at this gun, you would think that it is a stainless Python.
I failed to mention above that the barrel is ported; at the end of the barrel there is one slit parallel to the rib on each side of the front sight. These ports can also be easily overlooked when 1st viewing the gun (in fact, I did overlook them since they truly are not very conspicuous). This gun has very little recoil and is extremely easy to shoot accurately. The double action trigger pull isn't bad either, but it probably doesn't match that of a true Python. I should know fairly soon though because I have sent payment for a 6" blue Python and I should receive it in a week or so. When I get it, I'll be able to directly compare the two.
I wonder how many King Cobras were made with Python barrels. Dfariswheel, do you (or anybody else reading this) know the answer to this, or where I might find the answer?