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.

The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005. ... A mixture of firepower, good design, beauty and craftsmanship, the Colt Python was the perfect revolver.

Watch this American Rifleman Television feature segment from 2020 to learn more about Colt's re-introduced Python revolver, and how the company has improved the latest iteration of the classic design.

Colt Python Serial No. 1, which was hand-built by Colt Master Gunsmith Alfred DeJohn, resides in the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Conn. Factory records indicate the first four Pythons ever ...

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