Colt Python

The Colt Python is a <a href="/facts/Trigger_(firearms)/e95STa6G">double action/single action</a> <a href="/facts/Revolver/Kxsr0fpq">revolver</a> chambered for the <a href="/facts/.357_Magnum/zSt5k3wJ">.357 Magnum</a> cartridge. It was first introduced in 1955 by the <a href="/facts/Colt%27s_Manufacturing_Company/zXuVKYTP">Colt's Manufacturing Company</a>. 
Pythons have a reputation for accuracy, smooth trigger pull, and a tight cylinder lock-up. Pythons, built on Colt's large I-frame, are similar in size and function to the <a href="/facts/Colt_Trooper/9BWAR3LA">Colt Trooper</a> and <a href="/facts/Colt_Trooper/9BWAR3LA">Colt Lawman</a> revolvers.
The Colt Python is intended for the premium <a href="/facts/Revolver/Kxsr0fpq">revolver</a> market segment. Produced from 1955 to 2005, and again since 2020, it was described by historian R.L. Wilson as "the <a href="/facts/Rolls-Royce_(car)/gEXYrldC">Rolls-Royce</a> of Colt revolvers", and firearms historian <a href="/facts/Ian_V._Hogg/WoV0qzHT">Ian V. Hogg</a> referred to it as the "best revolver in the world." Some firearm collectors and writers such as <a href="/facts/Jeff_Cooper_(Marine)/UtSprv1j">Jeff Cooper</a> and <a href="/facts/Ian_V._Hogg/WoV0qzHT">Ian V. Hogg</a> have described the Python as "the finest production revolver ever made".

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