Colt Python

The Colt Python is a .357 Magnum caliber revolver formerly manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. It is sometimes referred to as a "Combat Magnum". It was first introduced in 1955 and was produced until 1999 (though custom builds continued until 2004). The Colt Python was intended for the premium revolver market segment and was frequently used by target shooters and law enforcement. As such, all Pythons were extensively hand-fitted and polished by experienced gunsmiths and renowned for their impeccable quality, accuracy and trigger. Some firearm collectors and writers such as Jeff Cooper, Ian V. Hogg, Chuck Hawks, Leroy Thompson, Scott Wolber, Renee Smeets and Martin Dougherty have described the Python as the finest production revolver ever made. Because of its quality and prestige, the Python has enjoyed a loyal following for many years, which has only been fueled by its many appearances in films and television. On January 1, 2020 Colt re-introduced the Python revolver. Externally, the "2020 Python" is almost an exact replica of the original Python (though a close examination will reveal small differences), but internally it is different and also made of a stronger steel alloy. Colt has stated that the new Python is designed for heavy magnum loads, having fired 12,000 .357 Magnum cartridges through a test model without any mechanical or structural failures. In addition, Colt pulled the trigger 40,000 times with no timing issues. The new Python is available in the following barrel lengths: 2.5 inches (64 mm), 3 inches (76mm), 4.25 inches (107mm), 5 inches (127mm) and 6 inches (152mm). From 2020 - 2024 the new Python was available only in stainless steel and wooden grips. At the 2024 SHOT Show Colt unveiled the new blued steel model.
Please check the Talk Page for other variants.
thumb|400px|right|Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum
==Specifications==
(1955–2004, 2020-present)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
* Weight: 1.08 lbs (1.1 kg) to 1.36 lbs (1.4 kg)
* Length: in ( mm)
* Barrel length(s): 2.5-inch (64 mm), 3-inch (76 mm), 4-inch (100 mm), 4.25-inch (107 mm), 6-inch (152 mm) and 8-inch (200 mm) 
* Capacity: 6-round cylinder
* Fire Modes: SA/DA
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Marlowe 	James Garner 	Philip Marlowe 	2.5 inch barrel 	1969
Take the Money and Run 	 	Gang Member 	 	1969
Machine Gun McCain 	Peter Falk 	Charlie Adamo 	3-in barrel 	1969
The Millions Game 	Dieter Hallervorden 	Köhler 	6-in barrel 	1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem 	Raymond St. Jacques 	Coffin Ed Johnson 	4-inch barrel, Nickel-plated 	1970
The Mechanic 	Jan-Michael Vincent 	Steve 	 	1972
The Getaway 	Al Lettieri 	Rudy Butler 	 	1972
Prime Cut 	Les Lannom 	O'Brien 	 	1972
Detroit 9000 	Alex Rocco 	Lt. Bassett 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	David Soul 	Officer John Davis 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	Tim Matheson 	Officer Phil Sweet 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	Kip Niven 	Officer Alan "Red" Astrachan 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	Robert Urich 	Officer Michael Grimes 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	Hal Holbrook 	Lt. Neil Briggs 	 	1973
Charley Varrick 	Walter Matthau 	Charley Varrick 	 	1973
Electra Glide in Blue 	Robert Blake 	Officer "Big John" Wintergreen 	 	1973
The Violent Professionals 	Luciano Bartoli 	Giacomo 	 	1973
Mr. Majestyk 	Al Lettieri 	Frank Renda 	 	1974
Truck Turner 	Isaac Hayes 	Mack "Truck" Turner 	 	1974
McQ 	John Wayne 	Detective Lon McQ 	 	1974
McQ 	 	A gangster 	 	1974
99 and 44/100% Dead 	Tony Brubaker 	Burt 	4" barrel 	1974
99 and 44/100% Dead 	Jerry Summers 	Shoes 	2.5" barrel 	1974
99 and 44/100% Dead 	 	A mobster 	4" barrel 	1974
Sheba, Baby 	Pam Grier 	Sheba Shayne 	 	1975
Breakout 	Paul Mantee 	Cable 	Snub nose 	1975
Bucktown 	Thalmus Rasulala 	Roy 	snubnose 	1975
Bucktown 	Robert Burton 	Deputy Merle 	snubnose 	1975
Bucktown 	Tony King 	T.J. 	 	1975
Dolemite 	Rudy Ray Moore 	Dolemite 	 	1975
Dolemite 	 	Willie Green's henchman 	 	1975
Framed 	Joe Don Baker 	Ron Lewis 	4" and 2.5" barrels 	1975
Framed 	Gabriel Dell 	Vince Greeson 	2.5" barrel 	1975
Framed 	Paul Mantee 	Frank 	4" barrel 	1975
Framed 	Walter Brooke 	Senator Tatum 	2.5" barrel 	1975
King Kong 	Ed Lauter 	Carnahan 	 	1976
Police Python 357 	Yves Montand 	Inspector Ferrot 	 	1976
The Last Round (Il conto è chiuso) 	Luc Merenda 	Rico Manzetti 	4" barrel 	1976
The Human Tornado 	Rudy Ray Moore 	Dolemite 	 	1976
The Car 	James Brolin 	Sheriff Wade Parent 	 	1977
The Car 	Ronny Cox 	Deputy Luke Johnson 	In holster 	1977
The Car 	Various 	Sheriff's Deputies 	 	1977
The Threat (La menace) 	Yves Montand 	Henri Savin 	 	1977
Dawn of the Dead 	 	 	 	1978
Who'll Stop the Rain 	Richard Masur 	DEA Agent Danskin 	snub-nose 	1978
Who'll Stop the Rain 	Anthony Zerbe 	DEA Agent Antheil 	 	1978
The Wild Geese 	 	Mafia Hitman 	 	1978
Convoy Busters (Un poliziotto scomodo) 	Maurizio Merli 	Commisioner Francesco Olmi 	2.5" barrel 	1978
Cop or Hood (Flic Ou Voyou) 	Jean-Paul Belmondo 	Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz 	 	1979
The Police War (La Guerre des polices) 	Étienne Chicot 	Larue 	2.5" barrel 	1979
Love and Bullets 	Charles Bronson 	Charlie Congers 	4" barrel 	1979
From Corleone to Brooklyn (Da Corleone a Brooklyn) 	Maurizio Merli 	Giorgio Berni 	Snub nose 	1979
Border Cop 	Telly Savalas 	Frank Cooper 	8" barrel 	1980
The Long Good Friday 	 	IRA Hitmen, gangster 	 	1980
Hopscotch 	Walter Matthau 	Miles Kendig 	 	1980
Hopscotch 	Ned Beatty 	Myerson 	 	1980
The Warning 	Unidentified 	Vincenzo Laganà 	With 4" barrel 	1980
The Warning 	 	Hitmen 	With 4" barrel 	1980
The Exterminator 	 	Food warehouse owner 	3" barrel 	1980
The Professional 	Jean-Paul Belmondo 	Josselin Beaumont 	6" barrel 	1981
Fracchia the Human Beast (Fracchia la belva umana) 	Lino Banfi 	Commissaire Auricchio 	 	1981
Fracchia the Human Beast (Fracchia la belva umana) 	Sandro Ghiani 	De Simone 	 	1981
Fracchia the Human Beast (Fracchia la belva umana) 	 	Police 	 	1981
Wolfen 	 	Bodyguard 	 	1981
To Kill a Cop 	Xavier Depraz 	Kasper 	 	1981
The Loch Ness Horror 	Stuart Lancaster 	Prof. Pratt 	4-in barrel 	1981
Sharky's Machine 	Burt Reynolds 	Sgt. Tom Sharky 	 	1981
Enter the Ninja 	 	Venarius' bodyguard 	 	1981
Choice of Arms 	Gérard Lanvin 	Inspector Sarlat 	4" barrel 	1981
Choice of Arms 	Jean-Claude Bouillaud	Andre 	4" barrel 	1981
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (Bonnie e Clyde all'italiana) 	Jean Sorel 	The captain of Carabinieri 	 	1982
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (Bonnie e Clyde all'italiana) 	Ornella Muti 	Giada 	 	1982
The Shock (Le Choc) 	Jean-Louis Richard 	Inspector Maubert 	4" barrel 	1982
The Shock (Le Choc) 	Alain Delon 	Christian Morelli 	4" barrel 	1982
Scarface 	Ángel Salazar 	Chi Chi 	 	1983
Octopussy 	 	U.S. Air Force Base Security Guard 	 	1983
The Fighter (Le Battant) 	Alain Delon 	Jacques Darnay 	 	1983
The Fighter (Le Battant) 	 	Sauvat's henchman 	 	1983
Cover Up 	Claude Brasseur 	Martin Griffon 	4" barrel 	1983
Cover Up 	Jacques Bondoux 	Rambert's henchman 	4" barrel 	1983
The Outsider (Le Marginal) 	 	Mecacci's henchman 	snub nose 	1983
The Ruffian 	Lino Ventura 	Aldo Sévenac 	6" barrel 	1983
The Ruffian 	 	Indians 	6" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Gérard Lanvin 	François Jacquemard 	4" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Jean-Claude Dreyfus 	Bertrand 	4" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Jean-Pierre Bagot 	Alexandre 	4" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Steve Kalfa 	Édouard 	4" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Zlata Numanagic 	Jacqueline 	4" barrel 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Julien Bukowski 	Arnaud 	4" barrel 	1983
Firestarter 	George C. Scott 	John Rainbird 	4" barrel 	1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street 	 	 	4" barrel 	1984
Subway 	Christopher Lambert 	Fred 	4" barrel 	1985
Police Academy 2 	Colleen Camp 	Sgt. Kirkland 	 	1985
Hold-Up 	Jean-Paul Belmondo 	Grimm 	6" barrel 	1985
The Annihilators 	Bruce Evers 	Jesse 	Supposedly 2.5" barrel 	1985
Into the Night 	 	Federal agent 	 	1985
Invaders from Mars 	Jimmy Hunt 	Chief Ward 	 	1986
Invaders from Mars 	Kenneth Kimmins 	Officer Kenney 	 	1986
The Fugitives 	Jean Benguigui 	Labib 	 	1986
Attention bandits! 	Jean Yanne 	Simon Verini 	 	1986
Tough Guys 	 	Armored truck guard 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	John Candy 	Frank Dooley 	6" barrel 	1986
The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice) 	 	A criminal 	4" barrel 	1986
Beverly Hills Cop II 	Judge Reinhold 	Detective Billy Rosewood 	 	1987
Dragnet 	Tom Hanks 	Detective Pep Streebeck 	 	1987
A Better Tomorrow II 	Chow Yun-Fat 	Ken Lee 	 	1987
A Better Tomorrow II 	Ti Lung 	Sung Tse Ho 	 	1987
A Better Tomorrow II 	Kenneth Tsang 	Ken 	 	1987
Best Seller 	 	Shooter at firing range 	 	1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 	 	A police detective 	Stainless, 4" barrel 	1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov)	Aleksandr Inshakov 	Johnson 	6" barrel 	1987
Shoot To Kill 	 	S.F.P.D. officer 	 	1988
Mississippi Burning 	 	 	2.5" barrel with Herret grips 	1988
In the Line of Duty III: Force of the Dragon 	Stephan Berwick 	Underground Gunsmith 	 	1988
Dead Heat 	Shane Black 	patrolman 	 	1988
Married to the Mob 	Oliver Platt 	Special Agent Ed Benitez 	 	1988
Colors 	 	gang member 	 	1988
Bulletproof 	Don Pike 	Montoya 	 	1988
Miracle Mile 	Anthony Edwards 	Harry Washello 	 	1988
Miracle Mile 	Robert DoQui 	Fred 	 	1988
Miracle Mile 	Mare Winningham 	Julie 	 	1988
Iron Eagle II 	Louis Gossett Jr. 	Brig. General Charles "Chappy" Sinclair	 	1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders 	Michael Gross 	William Matix 	 	1988
They Live 	Roddy Piper 	Nada 	stainless steel 	1988
Violent Cop 	Hakuryû 	Kiyohiro 	4" barrel 	1989
Kill Me Again 	 	Bodyguard, patrolman 	4" barrel 	1989
Black Rain 	Michael Douglas 	Detective Nick Conklin 	 	1989
Dead Bang 	Don Johnson 	Jerry Beck 	 	1989
Tango & Cash 	 	Gunman 	 	1989
The Last of the Finest 	Bill Paxton 	Det. Jones 	nickel plated 	1990
Impulse 	Theresa Russell 	Lottie Mason 	 	1990
L.A. Story 	 	L.A. commuter 	 	1990
Kindergarten Cop 	Richard Tyson 	Crisp 	 	1990
The Cops are Robbers 	James Keach 	Sgt. Frank Moran 	 	1990
Darkman 	Christopher Doyle 	Goon 	Stainless 	1990
Have a Nice Night (Passez une bonne nuit) 	Stéphane Bonnet 	Inspector Jacobi 	 	1990
Want to Stay Alive (Le denier du colt) 	Stéphane Bonnet 	Inspector Jacobi 	 	1990
La Femme Nikita 	 	 	 	1990
Cop Target 	 	Peynado's henchmen 	4" barrel 	1990
The Silence of the Lambs 	Ted Levine 	Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb 	 	1991
Nothing But Trouble 	Daniel Baldwin 	Arthur 	Snubnosed with nickel finish 	1991
Boyz N The Hood 	Laurence Fishburne 	Furious 	6" barrel 	1991
Boyz N The Hood 	Cuba Gooding Jr 	Tre 	6" barrel 	1991
Shakes the Clown 	Jack Gallagher 	Officer Crony 	 	1991
Stone Cold 	Robert Winley 	Mudfish 	 	1991
Passenger 57 	 	police officer 	 	1992
Menace II Society 	Glenn Plummer 	Pernell 	 	1993
City Hunter 	Jackie Chan 	Ryo Saeba 	 	1993
Martial Outlaw 	Gary Wood 	LAPD Lt. Evans 	4" barrel 	1993
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 	 	robbers 	 	1994
Mosquito 	Mike Hard 	Junior 	 	1994
Mosquito 	Gunnar Hansen 	Earl 	 	1994
Mosquito 	Steve Dixon 	Parks 	 	1994
The Getaway (1994) 	Michael Madsen 	Rudy Travis 	 	1994
Canadian Bacon 	John Candy 	Sheriff Bud Boomer 	 	1995
Canadian Bacon 	Kevin J. O'Connor 	Roy Boy 	 	1995
La Haine 	 	police officer 	6" barrel 	1995
Strange Days 	 	A Robber 	 	1995
Maximum Risk 	 	A French police officer 	 	1996
Twelve Monkeys 	Bruce Willis 	James Cole 	Snubnose-nickel plated 	1995
Casino 	 	One of Tony Dogs' thugs 	 	1995
Rumble in the Bronx 	 	NYPD officers 	 	1995
Silent Hunter 	 	Sheriff deputies 	 	1995
Midnight Man 	James Shigeta 	Mao Mak 	4" barrel 	1995
Jingle All the Way 	 	Minneapolis P.D. officer 	 	1996
Bounty Hunters 	Michael Dudikoff 	Jersey 	 	1996
Mask of Death 	 	Police officers 	4" 	1996
City of Industry 	Stephen Dorff 	Skip Kovich 	stainless, snub nosed 	1997
The Game 	Michael Douglas 	Nicholas Van Orton 	nickel plate, snub-nose 	1997
A Life Less Ordinary 	Cameron Diaz]] 	Celine Naville 	nickel plated 	1997
Blade 	 	A hospital security guard 	 	1998
Twilight 	Liev Schreiber 	Jeff Willis 	4" barrel 	1998
Twilight 	Paul Newman 	Harry Ross 	4" barrel 	1998
Belly 	 	A NYPD officer 	4" barrel 	1998
Classic 	Sergey Nikonenko 	Nikolay Gorsky 	6" barrel 	1998
The Bone Collector 	Ed O'Neill 	Det. Sellitto 	 	1999
Fight Club 	Brad Pitt 	Tyler Durden 	 	1999
Fight Club 	Holt McCallany 	The Mechanic 	 	1999
The Boondock Saints 	David Della Rocco 	Roc 	Snubnosed, nickel plated finish 	1999
The Limey 	 	Valentine's bodyguard 	 	1999
K-911 	Vincent Castellanos 	Harry Stripe 	Stainless, 4" barrel 	1999
Reindeer Games 	Clarence Williams III	Merlin 	 	2000
Scotland, PA. 	James LeGros 	Mac 	 	2001
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp 	 	bank security guards 	 	2002
Steal 	Steven McCarthy 	Frank 	 	2002
Femme Fatale 	Antonio Banderas 	Nicola Bardo 	 	2002
Lone Hero 	Ty Olsson 	Sticky 	Stainless, 6" barrel 	2002
Lone Hero 	Robert Forster 	Gus 	Stainless, 6" barrel 	2002
Antikiller 	 	"Barkas"'s henchman 	4" barrel 	2002
A Man Apart 	 	Cartel soldier 	nickel plated 2.5" barrel 	2003
Killer Pussy 	Toshimichi Tasaki 	Naoto Kuraki 	 	2004
Killer Pussy 	Sakurako Kaoru 	Mikage Ryoko 	 	2004
Starsky & Hutch 	Owen Wilson 	Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson 	 	2004
36th Precinct 	Gérard Depardieu 	Denis Klein 	stainless, 4" barrel 	2004
The Trixxer 	Oliver Kalkofe 	Chief Inspector Even Longer 	with 6" Barrel, nickel finish and 3rd generation grip	2004
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 	Luis Guzmán 	Nacho Reyes 	stainless steel 	2005
Land of the Dead 	Shawn Roberts 	Mike 	Taken from a zombie-cop to commit suicide 	2005
Hostage 	Kim Coates 	The Watchman 	Nickel plated 	2005
Kilometer 31 	Carlos Aragón 	Martin Ugalde 	Stainless Steel 	2006
Payback 	Deborah Kara Unger 	Mrs. Lynn Porter 	 	2006
A Few Days in September 	Sara Forestier 	Orlando 	4" Barrel, Nickel plated 	2006
A Few Days in September 	Juliette Binoche 	Irène Montano 	4" Barrel, Nickel plated 	2006
The Departed 	Ray Winstone 	Mr. French 	2.5" barrel 	2006
Gangs of the Dead 	James C. Burns 	Campbell 	Snub Nose, Stainless 	2006
He Was A Quiet Man 	 	 	 	2007
American Gangster 	Denzel Washington 	Frank Lucas 	 	2007
Planet Terror 	Freddy Rodriguez 	Wray 	Stainless 4" Model 	2007
Planet Terror 	Tom Savini 	Deputy Tolo 	Stainless 4" Model 	2007
Planet Terror 	Michael Biehn 	Sheriff Hague 	Stainless 4" Model 	2007
Death Sentence 	Kevin Bacon 	Nick Hume 	 	2007
Shootout at Lokhandwala 	Abhishek Bachchan 	Sub Inspector Mhatre 	 	2007
Hitler's Kaput! (Gitler kaput!) 	Evelina Bledans 	Gestapo 'Frau' Oddo 	 	2008
Righteous Kill 	 	 	 	2008
The Girl Who Played with Fire 	Noomi Rapace 	Lisbeth Salander 	nickel plated 	2009
Give 'em Hell Malone 	David Andriole 	Pencil Stache 	continuity error 	2009
Give 'em Hell Malone 	 	Henchmen 	 	2009
Yakuza Busting Girls: Final Death Ride Battle 	 	Yakuza thugs 	 	2010
The Other Guys 	Samuel L. Jackson 	Det. Highsmith 	 	2010
13 	Mickey Rourke 	Jefferson 	 	2010
13 	Sam Riley 	Vince 	 	2010
13 	Alexander Skarsgård 	Jack 	 	2010
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil 	Travis Nelson 	Chuck 	6" barrel, rubber grips 	2010
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil 	Jesse Moss 	Chad 	6" barrel, rubber grips 	2010
Angel of Evil 	Filippo Timi 	Enzo 	6" barrel 	2010
Angel of Evil 	Stefano Chiodaroli 	Armando 	6" barrel 	2010
Angel of Evil 	Paolo Mazzarelli 	Beppe 	6" barrel 	2010
Giant Woman vs Big Octopus 	 	 	Seen in Kurosaki's base 	2011
Bablo 	Vladimir Sychev 	Syoma 	Stainless 6" Model 	2011
Catch .44 	Jimmy Lee Jr. 	Jesse 	 	2011
Paul 	Sigourney Weaver 	The "Big Guy" 	stainless steel 	2011
Street Kings 2: Motor City 	Ray Liotta 	Det. Kingston 	stainless 4" model 	2011
Flypaper 	Tim Blake Nelson 	Billy Ray 'Peanut Butter' McCloud 	stainless 6" 	2011
The ABCs of Death 	Adam Wingard 	Adam 	 	2012
The Lookout 	Daniel Auteuil 	Inspector Mattei 	Snub-nose version 	2012
Fire with Fire 	Vinnie Jones 	Boyd 	 	2012
Fire with Fire 	Vincent D'Onofrio 	Hagan 	 	2012
On the Other Side of the Tracks 	Laurent Lafitte 	François Monge 	6" model 	2012
Casa de mi Padre 	Manuel Urrego 	Officer Blancardo 	stainless or nickel, snub 	2012
Suave Patria 	Héctor Suárez 	Comandante Porfirio Narvaez 	stainless, 4" 	2012
Battleground 	Hugh Lambe 	The Hunter 	 	2012
Cold in July 	Don Johnson 	Jim Bob Luke 	 	2014
Unfriended 	Will Peltz 	Adam Sewell 	4" Barrel 	2014
John Wick 	Clarke Peters 	Harry 	 	2014
John Wick 	Adrianne Palicki 	Ms. Perkins 	 	2014
Gila Baby 	Adlin Aman Ramlie 	Jerry 	stainless 	2014
Welcome to Happiness 	Brendan Sexton III 	Nyles 	4" Barrel 	2015
Karate Kill 	Asami 	Keiko 	 	2016
Karate Kill 	Orson Chaplin 	Texan Bar Customer 	 	2016
Karate Kill 	 	Capital Messiah members 	 	2016
Triple 9 	Luis Da Silva Jr. 	Luis Pinto 	w/2.5" barrel 	2016
Elle 	Isabelle Huppert 	Michèle Leblanc 	4", 6" model 	2016
Dragged Across Concrete 	Mel Gibson 	Det. Brett Ridgeman 	 	2018
DreadOut 	 	Police 	 	2019
Zombieland: Double Tap 	Jesse Eisenberg 	Columbus 	2.5" barrel 	2019
Copshop 	Gerard Butler 	Robert 'Bob' Vinnick 	2.5" barrel 	2021
Copshop 	Chad Coleman 	Duane Mitchell 	 	2021
Nobody 	 	Yulian's mafia member 	Snub 	2021
The Marco Effect 	Zdenek Godla 	Zola 	With 6" Barrel and nickel finish 	2021
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
S.W.A.T. 	 	Thug 	"The Killing Ground" (S01E01) 	1975
Starsky and Hutch 	David Soul 	Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson 	 	1975-1979
In the Heat of the Night 	Carroll O'Connor 	Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie	6-inch, 4-inch, and 2.5-inch Models were carried by Gillespie 	1988-1995
The Professionals (TV Series) 	Anthony Bailey 	Phipps 	"Man Without a Past" (S2E4) 	1977-1981
The Professionals (TV Series) 	Ahmed El Shenawi 	Bodyguard 	"Blind Run" (S2E9) 	1977-1981
Hawaii Five-O 	William Smith 	Det. James "Kimo" Carew 	snubnose 	1979 - 1980
Hill Street Blues 	James B. Sikking 	Lt Howard Hunter 	 	1981-1987
Hill Street Blues 	Michael Warren 	Officer Bobby Hill 	 	1981 - 1987
Hunter 	Fred Dryer 	Det. Sgt. Rick Hunter 	 	1984-1991
Miami Vice - Season 3 	Haing S. Ngor 	Inspector Nguyn Van Trahn 	"Savage" (S3E15) 	1984-1989
La Piovra 	Michele Placido 	Commissario Corrado Cattani 	2.5" barrel 	1984-2001
Dempsey and Makepeace 	Michael Brandon 	Lt. Dempsey 	 	1985-1986
Dempsey and Makepeace 	Glynis Barber 	Det. Sgt. Makepeace 	 	1985-1986
Crime Story 	Dennis Farina 	Lt. Mike Torello 	 	1986-1988
Bergerac 	Don Crera 	Cooper 	Paintball replica, 6" barrel; "In Love and War" (S08E06) 	1990
Nestor Burma - Season 1 	 	An actor 	"Corrida aux Champs-Élysées" (S1E3) 	1992
Homicide: Life on the Street 	Lee Tergesen 	Officer Thormann 	 	1995
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei	 	 	 	1996-
The X-Files - Season 6 	Bryan Cranston 	Patrick Crump 	Stainless, 4" barrel, grooved grips / "Drive" (S6E02) 	1998
The X-Files - Season 6 	 	Security Guard 	Blued, 4" barrel / "Trevor" (S6E17) 	1999
Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik) 	Evgeniy Voskresenskiy 	"Lame" 	6" barrel 	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	David Keith 	Detective Hawkins 	Stainless steel snub/"Redemption" (S3E06) 	2001
Fabio Montale 	Eric Defosse 	Loubet 	4" barrel 	2002
Firefly 	Alan Tudyk 	Wash Hoburn 	6" barrel,stainless finish 	2002-2003
The Pretenders (Los Simuladores) 	Federico D'Elia 	Mario Santos 	6" barrel 	2002-2004
The Pretenders (Los Simuladores) 	 	Debt collector 	6" barrel 	2002-2004
Chappelle's Show 	Dave Chappelle 	Silky Johnston 	 	2003-2006
Chappelle's Show 	Mos Def 	General Cornrow Wallace 	 	2003-2006
All or Nothing (Pan ili propal) 	Sergey Nikonenko 	Commissioner Lars Muldgaard 	6" barrel 	2004
NCIS - Season 6 	 	A gun dealer 	"Deliverance" (S06E15) 	2008-2009
CSI: NY - Season 6 	 	Rufus Knox 	"Uncertainty Rules" (S6E16) 	2009-2010
CSI: NY - Season 6 	William R. Spencer 	Troy Castro 	"Unusual Suspects" (S6E21) 	2009-2010
CSI: NY - Season 6 	Hill Harper 	Dr. Sheldon Hawkes 	"Unusual Suspects" (S6E21) 	2009-2010
My Name is Earl 	Jaime Pressly 	Joy 	 	2005-2009
Jericho 	Skeet Ulrich 	Jake Green 	 	2006-2008
Prison Break - Season 2 	Robert Knepper 	T-Bag 	 	2006-2007
Sanctuary 	Aleks Paunovic 	"The Duke" 	Stainless, 4" barrel / "Penance" 	2007-2008
Ashes to Ashes 	Phillip Glenister 	DCI Gene Hunt 	Stainless, 6" barrel, custom grips 	2008-2010
Castle 	 	 	 	2009-Present
Caprica 	 	 	"Ghosts in the Machine" (S01E07) 	2010
The Walking Dead - Season 1 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "Days Gone Bye" (S1E01), "Guts" (S1E02), "Tell It to the Frogs" (S1E03), "Vatos" (S1E04), "Wildfire" (S1E05), "TS-19" (S1E06) 	2010
Humanoid Monster Bem 	 	Robber 	(Ep. 01) 	2011
Falling Skies - Season 2 	Colin Cunningham 	John Pope 	 	2011-
The Walking Dead - Season 2 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "What Lies Ahead" (S2E01), "Bloodletting" (S2E02), "Save the Last One" (S2E03), "Cherokee Rose" (S2E04), "Chupacabra" (S2E05), "Secrets" (S2E06), "Pretty Much Dead Already" (S2E07), "Nebraska" (S2E08), "Triggerfinger" (S2E09), "18 Miles Out" (S2E10), "Judge, Jury, Executioner" (S2E11), "Better Angels" (S2E12), "Beside the Dying Fire" (S2E13) 	2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 2 	Pruitt Taylor Vince 	Otis 	Nickel; "Bloodletting" (S2E02), "Save the Last One" (S2E03) 	2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 2 	Jon Bernthal 	Shane Walsh 	Nickel; "Save the Last One" (S2E03), "18 Miles Out" (S2E10), "Better Angels" (S2E12) 	2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 2 	Steven Yeun 	Glenn Rhee 	Nickel; "Chupacabra" (S2E05) 	2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 2 	Norman Reedus 	Daryl Dixon 	Nickel; "Judge, Jury, Executioner" (S2E11) 	2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 3 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "Seed" (S3E01), "Sick" (S3E02), "Killer Within" (S3E04), "Say the Word" (S3E05), "Hounded" (S3E06), "When the Dead Come Knocking" (S3E07), "Made to Suffer" (S3E08), "The Suicide King" (S3E09), "Home" (S3E10), "I Ain't a Judas" (S3E11), "Clear" (S3E12), "Arrow on the Doorpost" (S3E13), "Prey" (S3E14), "This Sorrowful Life" (S3E15), "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)	2012-2013
The Walking Dead - Season 3 	Vincent Ward 	Oscar 	Nickel; "Killer Within" (S3E04) 	2012-2013
The Walking Dead - Season 3 	Laurie Holden 	Andrea Harrison 	Nickel; "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16) 	2012-2013
Criminal Minds - Season 9 	C. Thomas Howell 	George Foyet / 'The Boston Reaper' 	Nickel, 6" barrel / "Route 66" (S09E05) 	2013
Endeavour - Season 1 	 	A British police officer 	"Home" (S01E04) 	2013
The Walking Dead Webisodes: The Oath 	 	Dead Hospital Security Guard 	"Bond" (S1E03) 	2013
The Walking Dead Webisodes: The Oath 	Wyatt Russell 	Paul 	"Bond" (S1E03) 	2013
Witches of East End - Season 2 	Eric Winter 	Dan 	"Boogie Knights" (S2E05) 	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 4 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "30 Days Without An Accident" (S4E01), "Infected" (S4E02), "Isolation" (S4E03), "Indifference" (S4E04), "Internment" (S4E05), "Too Far Gone" (S4E08), "After" (S4E09), "Claimed" (S4E11), "A" (S4E16) 	2013-2014
The Walking Dead - Season 4 	Chandler Riggs 	Carl Grimes 	Nickel; "After" (S4E09), "Claimed" (S4E11) 	2013-2014
Tyrant 	 	Abbudinian Special Forces soldier 	Stainless / Episode 2 	2014
NCIS - Season 11 	Scott Bakula 	NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride 	"Crescent City: Part 1" (S11E19); nickeled 	2014
NCIS: New Orleans 	Scott Bakula 	NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride 	nickel plate 	2014-2021
The Walking Dead - Season 5 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "No Sanctuary" (S5E01), "Strangers" (S5E02), "Four Walls and a Roof" (S5E03), "Consumed" (S5E06), "Crossed" (S5E07), "Coda" (S5E08), "What Happened and What's Going On" (S5E09), "Them" (S5E10), "The Distance" (S5E11), "Remember" (S5E12), "Forget" (S5E13) 	2014-2015
True Detective - Season 2 	Cesar Garcia 	Ledo Amarilla 	stainless steel 	2015
Banshee - Season 3 	 	Sani Crow's tribesman 	stainless / Episode 8 	2015
Fargo - Season 1 	Shawn Doyle 	Chief Thurman 	 	2014
Fargo - Season 2 	Patrick Wilson 	Lou Solverson 	 	2015
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel; "First Time Again" (S6E01), "Thank You" (S6E03), "Now" (S6E05), "Heads Up" (S6E07), "Start to Finish" (S6E08), "No Way Out" (S6E09), "The Next World" (S6E10), "Knots Untie" (S6E11), "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12), "The Same Boat" (S6E13), "East" (S6E15), "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16) 	2015-2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Austin Abrams 	Ron Anderson 	"Now" (S6E05) 	2015-2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	John Copeland 	Savior 	"Last Day on Earth" (S6E16) 	2015-2016
Bosch - Season 2 	Rick Otto 	Bernardo Piccininni 	"Follow the Money" (S2E08) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Joshua Hoover 	Joey 	"The Cell" (S7E03), "Hearts Still Beating" (S7E08) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Norman Reedus 	Daryl Dixon 	"Hearts Still Beating" (S7E08) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Andrew Lincoln 	Rick Grimes 	 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	 	Scavenger 	"New Best Friends" (S7E10) 	2016-2017
Wynonna Earp 	Dominique Provost-Chalkley	Waverly Earp 	"I Walk the Line" (S01E13), "Steel Bars and Stone Walls" (S02E01) 	2016-2017
Tokyo Vampire Hotel 	 	 	hanged on the wall 	2017
Stranger Things - Season 2 	David Harbour 	Chief Hopper 	nickel finish 	2017
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 4 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	Nickel, holstered; "What's Your Story?" (S4E01) 	2018
True Detective - Season 3 	Mahershala Ali 	Det. Wayne Hays 	 	2019
Fortunate Son 	 	Officer Grady 	 	2020
Fortunate Son 	 	An undercover CIA agent 	"Suspicious Minds" (S01E08) 	2020
Clarice 	Simon Northwood 	Buffalo Bill 	"The Silence is Over" (S1E01) 	2021
King and Jester (Korol i Shut) 	 	 	 	2023
Bosch: Legacy - Season 2 	David Denman 	Kurt Dockweiler 	"The Lady Vanishes" (S2E01) 	2023
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 	Cailey Fleming 	Judith Grimes 	Stainless, holstered; "The Last Time" (S1E06) 	2024
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
Resident Evil/Biohazard 	 	 	1996
Half-Life 	 	With laser sight in multiplayer version 	1998
Perfect Dark 	"DY357 Magnum" 	 	2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 	"Revolver" 	 	2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 	"Colt Python" (v 1.0), ".357" (v 2.0)	 	2002
Resident Evil 	 	can fire .44 Magnum rounds too 	2002
Freedom Fighters 	"Revolver" 	 	2003
Half-Life 2 	".357 Magnum" 	Incorrectly appears as HUD icon for in-game Anaconda revolver. 	2004
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	 	 	2005
The Suffering: Ties That Bind 	 	 	2005
S.W.A.T. 4 	 	 	2005
Punisher 	 	 	2005
El Matador 	 	 	2006
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 	"Equalizer" 	 	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	"Python 357" 	 	2007
Team Fortress 2 	"Revolver" 	With pearl grips 	2007
Cross Fire 	"Python" 	 	2007
7.62 High Calibre 	 	 	2008
Counter-Strike Online 	"Python" 	stainless 	2016
Resident Evil 5 	 	heavily customized, Mercenaries Reunion DLC 	2008
Wanted: Weapons of Fate 	 	not usable 	2009
Bloody Good Time 	"Revolver" 	 	2010
Alan Wake 	"Revolver" 	 	2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops 	"Python" 	With snub-nose barrel, speed loader, or scope 	2010
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 	 	heavily customized 	2011
LoveGear ~Kinematic Lovers 	 	 	2011
Alan Wake's American Nightmare 	"Revolver" 	 	2012
Black Mesa 	".357 Magnum" 	 	2012
Resident Evil: Revelations 	"Python""Pale Rider" 	stainless 	2012
Yakuza: Dead Souls 	 	Stainless finish, combat grips 	2012
State of Decay 	"Viper P357" 	Stainless Steel variant with 4" Barrel and Colt marked rubber combat grips	2013
The Walking Dead: Season Two 	 	with 4" barrel 	2013
Grand Theft Auto V 	 	unusable, seen on billboard 	2013
Warface 	Colt Python Elite 	Elite; with optic rail 	2013
Survarium 	 	 	2013
Contract Wars 	 	 	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Colt Python 	different grips and barrel, scope 	2014
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 	"Pale Rider" 	long barrel 	2015
Postal 2: Paradise Lost 	"Revolver" 	6" barrel 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	 	 	2016
Postal Redux 	"Revolver" 	6" barrel 	2016
Mafia III 	"Masterson Phoenix" 	8" barrel 	2016
Umbrella Corps 	MAG-REV 	w/ optional optics, black tactical grip, 6" barrel 	2016
Umbrella Corps 	MAG-REV Umbrella 	w/ optional optics, camo tactical grip, 6" barrel 	2016
Ghost Recon: Wildlands 	".357 Joker" 	custom grip 	2017
Ironsight 	"Python" 	Described using an 8" barrel while the model incorrectly uses a 6" barrel 	2018
Phantom Doctrine 	"Cobra" 	with 4" barrel 	2018
Vigor 	"Combat Magnum" 	 	2018
State of Decay 2 	 	 	2018
Krunker 	Revolver 	8" barrel, modified grip 	2019
Alan Wake 2 	Revolver 	4" barrel, uses generic "pistol ammo" 	2023
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Dream Hunter Rem 00 Seijin Shitei-ban 	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1985
Dream Hunter Rem. - Rem Appears Violent Dream! Dr. Death Resurrected	Ayanokouji Rem, Yukari Sakami 	 	1985
Dream Hunter Rem. Dream Demon At Seibishinjo High School 	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1986
Dream Hunter Rem. Hidden Dream Legend Of The Headless Warrior 	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1987
Riding Bean 	A bad guy 	 	1989
New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed 	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1990
New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth 	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1992
New Dominion Tank Police 	Charles Brenten 	Heavily customized 	1993
Gunsmith Cats 	 	 	1995-
1996
You're Under Arrest: Fast & Furious 	The Chief 	File #17 "A Midsummer Night's Curse"; lighter 	2001
You're Under Arrest: No Mercy! 	The Chief 	 	2002
Gungrave 	 	 	2003-2004
Phantom: The Animation 	Ein 	 	2004
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom 	Ein 	 	2009
Cat Planet Cuties 	 	 	2010
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ 	 	airsoft 	2013
Beyond the Boundary 	Miroku Fujima 	Ep. 08, 09 	2013
Kakegurui 	Midari Ikishima, Yumeko Jabami	 	2014
Sword Art Online II 	"Sinon" 	 	2014
The Ancient Magus' Bride 	Michael Renfred, Alice 	 	2017
Gleipnir 	Shuichi Kagaya 	Stainless steel variant with a 2.5-inch barrel and Pachmayr grips	2020
Gleipnir 	Claire Aoki 	Stainless steel variant with a 2.5-inch barrel and Pachmayr grips	2020
Higurashi: When They Cry - Sotsu 	Mion Sonozaki 	"Cotton-Revealing Chapter, Part 3" (E06) 	2021
=Blank Firing Replicas=
==Bruni Magnum==
A blank firing replica based on the Colt Python.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Black List (Liste noire) 	Gérard Sergue 	Nino 	 	1984
Year of the Gun 	 	Terrorist 	 	1991
Man Bites Dog 	Benoît Poelvoorde	Ben 	 	1992
Detention 	Alex Karzis 	Chester Lamb 	 	2003
Detention 	Alan Catlin 	Milt Dover 	 	2003
Detention 	Jack Newman 	A security guard	 	2003
Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman	Eric Kleinsteuber	El Choro Meneses	 	2012
Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman	Alex Rivera 	Flavio 	 	2012
Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman	Jorge Cordero 	Heads Buyer #3 	 	2012
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note/Episode 	Date
Nestor Burma - Season 2	Guy Marchand 	Nestor Burma 	"Un croque-mort nommé Nestor" (S2E5) 	1993
Nestor Burma - Season 3	Patrick Guillemin	Inspector Fabre 	"Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac" (S3E5) 	1994
Julie Lescaut 	 	Bank robber 	"Rapt" (S03E02) 	1994
Nestor Burma - Season 5	René Morard 	Roger 	"La Plus Noble Conquête de Nestor" (S5E4) 	1997
Nestor Burma - Season 5	 	Criminals 	"Poupée russe" (S5E5), "Les affaires reprennent" (S5E6)	1998
Nestor Burma - Season 7	Olivia Brunaux 	Lisa Dardenne 	"Concurrences déloyales" (S7E1) 	2001
Julie Lescaut 	François Levantal	Alexandre Staniak	"Tragédie" (S23E04) 	2013
== Reck Python ==
The Reck Python (currently produced by Umarex) is a 6-shot blank- and gas-firing revolver, based on the Colt Python.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Water Thieves (Pohititeli vody)	Yuriy Gorobets	Saraphanych	 	1992
=Non-Firing Replicas=
==Crosman 3357 Revolver==
The Crosman 3357 Revolver is a .50 paintball revolver based on the Colt Python which looks like a futuristic revolver, and is a break-open gun. 
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Split Second 	Rutger Hauer 	Det. Harley Stone	dressed up as a futuristic weapon	1992
Split Second 	Kim Cattrall 	Michelle McLaine 	dressed up as a futuristic weapon	1992
Nails (Gvozdi)	Irina Nikitina	Hitgirl 	nickel plated, holstered 	2003
=See Also=
* Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt. 
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Category:Revolver