The Python was exactly what people imagined a revolver to be. The Python had a slightly oversized, stout .41 caliber frame with beautiful, beveled edges. The trigger well was large and capable of ...

The new Python has the lines of the classic great from Colt but with some mechanical improvements and simplifications. The original guns were virtually hand-made and hand-finished.

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.

Originally conceived as and designed to be the company's top-of-the-line model, the Colt Python stands the test of time as one of the most memorable revolvers in history.

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

However, security sources in Dublin said they doubted the Colt Python revolver found when he was arrested in southern Spain last week was the same firearm used to shoot dead Veronica Guerin in 1996.