357 Magnum offered by Colt was in the Single Action Army, of which only 525 guns were made in that caliber. (Right) The Python Hunter, first brought out in 1981, featured an 8-inch barrel, 2X Leupold scope, Pachmayr grips and stainless steel cleaning rod and accessories, all packed in an aluminum Halburton case. Unfortunately, many of these ivory grips ended up cracking at the junction where they joined the frame, due to recoil of the.
COLT BOA VS PYTHON FULL
(Left) A rare factory-engraved 6-inch nickel-plated Python with full "D" coverage and aftermarket ivory grips. Besides, the Colt Python could also chamber the more moderate. 44 Magnum, with less muzzle blast, noise and recoil. 357 Magnum had already proven itself to be accurate, powerful and, as many would soon discover, far more pleasant to shoot than the. In essence, it was a window into the future, encapsulated in a hand-honed steel sculpture that depicted a revolver's ultimate destiny. But the Python was a dramatic change from anything Colt had done before. 38-caliber double action that had been in the line since 1908 and was rechristened the Colt Official Police in 1927. Of these three, only the Colt Python was a radically new design, even though it could trace its ancestry back to the Army Special, a popular. 357 Magnum of the 20th century, the Colt Python, was unveiled. And finally, what undoubtedly became the most elegant double-action. 44 Hand Ejector Fourth Model-was teamed with the equally new. That same year, Smith & Wesson's Model 29-basically a beefed-up. After a 14-year hiatus, the Colt Single Action Army was resurrected. It was also the year Bill Haley and His Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock," Quaker Oats invented instant oatmeal and "Gunsmoke" and "Davy Crockett" debuted on TV.īut equally as important to a kid who liked to shoot and would eventually become a gunwriter, I also remember 1955 as the year three legendary handguns made their appearances to rave reviews in the firearms press. Although I was barely a teenager at the time, I remember 1955 as the year of the first Ford Thunderbird, a sophisticated two-seater that a kid with a Schwinn bike could only fantasize about.
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