Smith & Wesson Or Colt - Which Is More Aesthetically Pleasing To You?

While I can appreciate the look of a vintage Colt (I actually kind of like the older models with unshrouded ejector rods), I've seen no revolver which looks better to my eye than a classic S&W with a half-lug barrel.
 
It's a toss up with me. I have a 4" Python and a 4" M27. Don't know which one I like better. On short barrel ones I like Colts better. Have a Colt SFVI in 38s and it's handy but heavy.
 
S&W

While there is no way to deny Colts, at one time, were very well finished in that deep dark blue, the vented rib and full lugged barrel do nothing for me.
A S&W with a tapered barrel not too long, not too short has more eye appeal for me.
 
I like a Colt Python, but also a S&W Model 586.(long underlug)

I like a S&W Model 27,and a Colt Trooper.(short underlug)

I like the Colt Detective Special,but also like my S&W Model 66 2 1/2"snubnose

So....I gotta say I like them both equally.
 
I think you have to be more specific. To me, a traditional N-frame with a tapered barrel like the 1950 Target is vastly better looking than any Trooper but a nice New Service Target is a work of art compared to a plain vanilla 686. For the most part, I think older S&W's are better looking. I think the Python and Diamondback are handsome revolvers but far from the top of my list.

The Single Action Army, 1851 and 1860 out-look all of them.
 
Da guns, i like the smith.
,I had a trooper, and a python.
Just never liked them.

Now, single action wheel guns, colt design.

Ian
 
I shot a Colt King Cobra a few times, it was OK, did not set my world on fire.

I handled a Colt Python once, it didn't give me the giggles either.

I own three K frames and one J frame, they suit me the best.

I shot a Ruger GP-100 a few times, they are heavy!

I shot a Ruger Super Blackhawk a few times, and it was a hoot!

I think, in my opinion, that Colts are nice looking and well finished pieces, but the Colts don't do it for me. Rugers are heavy and overbuilt. (good thing)

My personal choice is S&W all day long for the DA revolver, and when I feel like working with a single action it will be a Ruger.
 
Cylinder latch is the biggest thing for me

I far prefer S&W. The prettiest gun ever made has to be the Combat Masterpiece/Model 15. Pure simplicity in the most finely balanced combat handgun ever.
 
S&W For my aesthetic tastes,,,

S&W For my aesthetic tastes,,,
I never thought much of the Colt designs.

Especially the Pythons,,,
I never did like a vent ribbed revolver.

But that's just me,,,

Aarond

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I have a different perspective. I don't much care for either S&W or Colt DA revolvers with round butts or exposed ejector rods. I like both brands when they have square butts (with nice, checkered wood stocks), a shrouded ejector, and a nice, deep blue finish.
 
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Funny thing about love of a firearm design and lately I have been thinking about this more and more. Aesthetics have always had a huge influence on my gun choices. 40 something years ago I was absolutely ga-ga about a vent rib barrel. I had eyes for nothing else. I bought a brand spankin' new 4 inch Diamondback back then and still have it today. But as I read through this thread, one thought kept popping up in my mind and I didn't see anyone else mention this (so maybe it's just me !). As the decades rolled by, my taste changed. I found myself becoming infatuated with more of a plain barrel, such as a Colt Official Police or a Smith model 10. One thing never changed though, I still love a 3 or 4 inch barrel. But I think what happened to me over a period of time is that I have come to love the Smith's and the Colt's equally, rib or no rib. I pick them up and they hold many memories and I find myself admiring their fine quality.
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Also Smith & Wesson by leaps and bounds.

Although some aspects of Colts have been growing on me lately, to the point where I now own three...
 
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