Why would the strike years make them less valuable?
Made by management, and not the usual skilled labor.
My 1986 (inherited) has some dog-earing around two screws from the factory, and the barrel/cylinder gap is non-existent. Dad got it new. He put maybe 250 rounds through it. I've put 50 through it, and by round 50 it was starting to gum up. The finish on the cylinder face is coming off too from the contact with the forcing cone.
At least the action is smooth!
I also have an original Anaconda (1991), King Cobra Enhanced (1994), Diamondback (1981), and Trooper MK III (1969)...they are all pretty nice.
The Python irritates me, but not enough to do anything about it.