Another later cased version 8-inch Python similar to the Python Hunter was the Python Silhouette, supplied in a black fitted case (not a Halliburton) with rib-mounted scope setup similar but not identical to the Hunter model. 38 Special only, in blue and nickel finishes. A Python Target model was made for several years in. It was discontinued by 1990 and briefly offered as a "Custom Shop" model afterward. The case also included a Colt-marked plastic ammunition box, a wood handle cleaning rod and other small items. The scope was mounted on the barrel using Redfield mounts and the gun was packaged in a Haliburton case. The Python Hunter was the first field-ready handgun hunting package made by a major handgun manufacturer. The Python Hunter model, with eight-inch barrel and factory-installed 2X Leupold scope, was made in 1980. A three-inch barrel version is very collectible and much less common than the other barrel lengths. The six-inch model was the most popular generally, and the eight-inch model was intended for hunting.
The stainless steel and Royal Blue finishes were offered until 2003 by Colt on the Python "Elite" model. The bright nickel model and the electroless nickel Royal Coltguard versions were eventually discontinued after the introduction of the satin stainless and mirror-polished Ultimate Stainless models. Later the second material type (stainless steel) was added with the addition of stainless steel models in the 1980's. This introduction was also partly a response to the fact that Colt at that time lacked a stainless steel version of the Python. The Royal Coltguard electroless nickel finish was a satin nickel finish process intended to be a durable, more weather resistant finish compared to the others. A 3rd finish, Colt's Electroless Nickel (also designated on some Python boxes as Royal Coltguard ) was added later in production. The original Python was initially available in carbon steel with two finishes, a deep blue, designated as Royal Blue and a standard high polish nickel designated as Nickel. Production return Ĭolt Python Target, 8-inch barrel. The Colt Custom Gun Shop continued making a limited number of Pythons on special order until 2005, when this limited production ceased. In a 2000 follow-up letter to distributors, the company cited changing market conditions and the costs of defending lawsuits as the reasons to discontinue the Python line, as well as a number of other models. In October 1999, Colt announced that it would cease production of Python revolvers. From the 1970s each Python revolver was boresighted at the factory with a laser the first mass-produced revolver for which this was done. The gap between the cylinder and forcing cone is very tight, further aiding accuracy and velocity. Other revolvers have a hint of looseness even at full-cock.
When the revolver is at full cock, just as the trigger is pressed, the cylinder locks up for the duration of the hammer strike. Colt originally manufactured Pythons with hollow underlugs but left them solid to work as a stabilizing barrel weight. Pythons have a distinct appearance due to a full barrel underlug, ventilated rib and adjustable sights. As a result, it features precision adjustable sights, a smooth trigger, solid construction, and extra metal. The Colt Python was first introduced in 1955 as Colt's top-of-the-line model and was originally intended to be a large-frame. They are similar in size and function to the Colt Trooper and Colt Lawman revolvers. Pythons have a reputation for accuracy, smooth trigger pull, and a tight cylinder lock-up.
357 Magnum cartridge, built on Colt's large I-frame. The Colt Python is a double action handgun chambered for the. The reintroduced Python has been technically revised and reinforced compared to the original revolver. In 2020, Colt announced it would be reintroducing the Python in the 4.25″ and 6″ barrel configurations. Hogg, Chuck Hawks, Leroy Thompson, Scott Wolber, Renee Smeets and Martin Dougherty have described the Python as "the finest production revolver ever made". Some firearm collectors and writers such as Jeff Cooper, Ian V. The Colt Python is intended for the premium revolver market segment. It was first introduced in 1955, the same year as Smith & Wesson's M29. 357 Magnum caliber revolver manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Colt Python with 6-inch (15 cm) barrel and nickel finish, the upper view featuring a cocked hammer and the bottom one with hammer downĢ.5-inch (6.4 cm), 3-inch (7.6 cm), 4-inch (10 cm), 6-inch (15 cm) and 8-inch (20 cm) barrel