The Colt Python magnum revolver has returned in all its glory and now features upgraded internals that lend the most famous of “snake guns” a new lease on life.

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.

The re-launch of the Colt Python is old news in 2022, but the 3-inch model had yet to be brought back to production until now. This short-barreled version of the .357 Magnum revolver promises to bring ...

-The iconic Smith & Wesson Model 29 (.44 Magnum), the "Dirty Harry gun," remains a wheelgun legend. -The Colt Python (.357 Magnum) is highlighted for its aesthetic beauty and smooth trigger.

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.

Colt successfully re-entered the double-action revolver market in 2017 with its .38 Spl. Cobra, followed by the Night Cobra in 2018. Now Colt has announced the all-new .357 Mag. King Cobra, which ...

The Python was considered the premier .357 Magnum, double-action revolver of the time. Colt, of course, blew it and the gun went out of production before I could get my hands on one.

In the supplied chart, 357 Magnum recoil was calculated with a 42-ounce Colt Python, and the 9mm Luger with a 40-ounce Colt 1911. Given handguns of similar weight, the 357 Magnum recoils with ...

Object Details maker Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Location Currently not on view Credit Line U.S. Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation Date made 1955 ID Number ...