By 1998, the only cataloged Python was the Colt Custom Gun Shop Python Elite offered with a 6" barrel and a Brushed Stainless Steel finish. A year later, the Python Elite was catalogued in Royal ...

Python production topped 16,000 units. That’s approximately three times as many revolvers as all the pre-war S&W .357 Registered Magnums that were custom-ordered. So, most Colt snake guns cannot ...

I find it rare for a gun to possess intrinsic warmth, but the Colt Python 3-inch model reintroduced this year has just that. I don’t mean warmth produced by the combustion of smokeless powder—I mean a ...

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 Python may have been the last mass-produced handgun built with a nod to Old World craftsmanship. Colt Pythons were notoriously accurate right out of the box, and were prized by gun owners for ...

the most recognizable custom revolvers of the last century will hit the block at Rock Island Auction House. The gun is none other than Elmer Keith’s No. 5—a tricked-out Colt Single Action ...