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 Python was a beefy, all steel and wood revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. The revolver had a six-shot cylinder and originally came with either a bright nickel or royal blue finish.

Colt’s Custom Shop offered the Python Elite through special-order-only in 1997, discontinuing it a year later, and reintroducing it a year after that. Finally, Pythons were reintroduced from the ...

The epitome of Colt ’s double-action revolver line was the Python. Introduced initially as a “deluxe Magnum” target revolver, the Python in .357 Mag. made its debut in 1955.

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 ...

About the Colt Python: “The Python was first introduced in the mid-1950′s; a time when revolvers were king in the Us handgun market, and the Python was developed to become the king of the revolvers.

Colt's Justin Baldini takes American Hunter fans through the technical fundamentals of the long-awaited new Python. A .357 Magnum-chambered revolver, just like the original, this new Python comes in ...