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

Key point: The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005. The real reason why Colt gave up on such a desirable money maker is unknown In the world of firearms, which gun is truly the best is ...

The top-selling revolver sold on GunBroker.com in 2020 was the recently re-launched Colt Python, a highly anticipated reintroduction of an iconic design.

In 2020, Colt re-introduced their legendary Python series. After decades out-of-production, the Python 3-inch is back.

The latest Colt Python is identical to its 3", 4.25" and 6" stablemates other than its 5" barrel. The difference and the magic is in that "in between" barrel length.