1956 Colt Python .357Mag Blue 6" *EXTREMELY LOW 3-DIGIT SERIAL NUMBER* #890

SPECIFICATIONS:

Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Python
Serial: 890
Date of Manufacture: 1956
Caliber: .357 Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6" Vent Ribbed and Full Lug
Optics/Sights: Pinned Black Serrated Ramp Front with Early "Flat Top" Accro Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Fully Checkered, Non-Gloss Oil Finished First Type Grips with Gold Colt Medallions
Action: Double-Action
Markings: Standard
One of his greatest contributions to the firearm field was CPT Phillip B. Sharpe, U.S. Ordnance Department, in collaboration with fellow authors Elmer Keith and Douglas B. Wesson, the grandson of Smith & Wesson co-founder Daniel B. Wesson, when they introduced the .357 Mag. cartridge to the shooting public in 1935. By taking the popular .38 Spl. cartridge and lengthening its case, adding more smokeless powder, and chambering the round in what would become the stout Smith & Wesson N-frame, they created a sensation in the revolver world.

First marketed as the Registered Magnum, Smith & Wesson changed the designation to the Model 27 in 1957. GEN George S. Patton called his ivory-stocked Registered Magnum his “killing gun” and wore it in concert with his similarly gripped Colt .45 Single Action Army revolver. For the next 20 years, Smith & Wesson dominated the .357 Mag. market.

Smith & Wesson’s dominance in the .357 Mag. market changed forever in 1955, however, when Colt introduced its first revolver chambered in .357 Mag.: the Python. By all accounts this was also considered by Colt executives to be the finest revolver the company produced at the time. No expense was spared in the manufacturing process, from the revolver’s timing and lock-up to its Royal Blue finish, this would be the pinnacle of Colt’s manufacturing prowess and remains—to this day—one of the finest revolvers ever made, no matter the caliber. 

Apr 18th 2024 Vincent Pruner

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