Most vintage firearms are built better than alot of the more modern ones. (Obviously not all)
YES! Most notably the S&W New Century 1st model, aka, "the triple lock". Only 15,376 were made between 1908 and 1915. It is without a doubt the finest revolver ever built. Nothing matches it before or since.
The Manurhin is chambered for the minor 9mm/.35 caliber round. A good pistol but no match for the handgun that could withstand .44 magnum loads. Until a Manurhin is chambered in .44 magnum or .45 Casull the triple lock remains the premier handgun of the world.
I've always been fond of the Colt Python myself.
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