Colt’s of Hartford ... Barrel lengths included 2½ inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 6 inches and 8 inches. How beefy? The 21/2-inch barreled .357 Mag. reviewed in these pages in February 1964 ...

One of seven mid-20th century Colt handguns named after snakes, the Python was introduced in 1955 ... with a paper target featuring a, “3/4-inch, 6 shot group fired by hand at 25 yards ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005 ... the factory with a paper target featuring a, “3/4-inch, 6 shot group fired by hand at 25 yards” using ...