Initially designed to be a .38 Special target revolver, Colt decided instead to chamber it for the .357 magnum cartridge, and history was made. What is exceptional about the Python? A number of ...

In 2020, Colt answered the prayers of revolver fans everywhere with the re-release of the legendary Colt Python.

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.

A mixture of firepower, good design, beauty and craftsmanship, the Colt Python was the perfect revolver. In the world of firearms, which gun is truly the best is difficult to quantify. The sheer ...

Removal of the barrel, firing pin, recoil plate, stock pin, trigger pin, or hammer pin should be attempted only by an experienced, competent gunsmith. The revolver is reassembled in the reverse order.