The latest Colt Python is identical to its 3", 4.25" and 6" stablemates other than its 5" barrel. The difference and the magic is in that "in between" barrel length.

The Python 3-inch features a crisp recessed crown at the muzzle and an interchangeable front sight. Tyler Freel The Colt Python 3-Inch on the Range. Mystique and material seduction can only bring a ...

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.