My first was a Colt Python bought NIB in `61 for $100.. My second was a Colt Detective Special. My third was a Colt Frontier Scout (?). My fourth was another Colt Python. My fifth was a Colt Cobra.
I didn't buy a Smith until `94 or `95. Although I now own more Smiths than Colts, I still prefer Colts. My forty-one year old Python is still as accurate as the day I bought it and that's after 20 years as a duty gun.
John