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 ...

Yet, for reasons I never understood, Colt did not get involved, preferring instead to promote its racy Python in .357 Mag.

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.

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.