One of seven mid-20th century Colt handguns named after snakes, the Python was introduced in 1955. The Python was a beefy, all steel and wood revolver chambered in .357 Magnum.

On the range with one of the new production Pythons. Since its re-introduction, Colt has added an additional variant, a 3" barreled model, to the Python series lineup in January 2022.

Colt Manufacturing Company LLC showed off the reintroduction of its .357 Magnum Python revolver at SHOT Show 2020.

A Blued Python has been the number one request ever since Colt launched the new Python in stainless only four short years ago. This revolver features a target adjustable rear sight, as well as a ...

Colt discontinued the firearm around 2005, and the already significant value of available revolvers rapidly surpassed what you might pay for a five-day ocean cruise. The drought has ended: January ...

In June 1955, Colt’s Mfg. Co.’s new masterpiece, the Python double-action revolver, was first shipped from the Hartford, Conn., factory, beginning a half-century of continuous production.