Some time ago I posted that a Python I had purchased from a pawn shop for $225 (6" bbl, blue) was going back to Colt for a complete refurb in Royal Blue and timing. It had some pitting on the right side of the muzzle and some on the cylinder. Just got it back last week. WOW!! What a job they did! It looks and feels brand new. They returned it in a new locking hard plastic box with manual. I had found a set of finger groove Pachmyers for it at a gun show earlier in March and married the grip up with the Python when I got it back. Since one can't buy a Python in CA except through private party transfer, the investment was worth every penny ($210). So, for a total of $435, this Python is back in new condition. BTW, I would not have re-finished it anywhere but the factory and Colt's Royal Blue.