Over a two-year period, Colt worked to improve upon and update the Python design before its re-introduction. These changes did not alter the general outline and look of the new revolvers, and they ...

These include 1,780 guns built as part of the Colt Bicentennial Set in 1976. Factory special editions include the Double Diamond Set Python, the Snake Eyes Pythons and the Silver Snake Edition.

38 Special loads, it’s an absolute pleasure to shoot. The rear sight of the Colt Python 3-inch is adjustable for both windage and elevation, and features a small windage-fixing set screw. Tyler Freel ...

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.

However, in the world of revolvers, there is one that is clearly head and shoulders above the competition: The Colt Python. It is almost certainly the perfect revolver. More than a hundred years ...