Colt Python

The Colt Python is a 6 - schüssiger revolver in .357 Magnum.

The production of the Colt Python began in 1955. It was intended to replace the Colt 357, which was a more refined version of the Troopers. A special feature is the complicated lock assembly with a V-shaped so-called leg spring, with an additional control unit for a softer transition lock the ensures than the usual simple leaf spring.

At first he was thought of as a small arms and therefore had a ventilated rib. There are versions having run lengths of 2 1 /2, 4, 6 and 8 inch. Was made ​​of steel with Python in midnight blue bluing and frosted or polished stainless steel ( Stainless, Ultimate Stainless).

A new version is the so-called Super Python, whose outstanding feature is the longer run.