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.

The Colt Python and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Please check the Talk Page for other variants.

Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum

Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum

Colt Combat Python 3" in Royal Blue finish - .357 Magnum

Colt Python Snub Nose with 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum

Colt Python Stainless Steel variant with 6" Barrel and Colt marked rubber combat grips - .357 Magnum

Colt Python Stainless Steel variant with 4" Barrel and Colt marked rubber combat grips - .357 Magnum

Colt Python Stainless Steel variant with 2.5 inch barrel and Pachmayr grips - .357 Magnum

Colt Python with 6" Barrel and nickel finish and 3rd generation grip- .357 Magnum

Colt Python 4" barrel - .357 Magnum. Manufactured in 1975. Fixed front sight, adjustable rear sight, nickel finish,serrated trigger and checkered hammer with standard markings. Fitted with checkered walnut grips with gold Colt medallions.

Colt Python 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum. Manufactured in 1976. Nickel finish, walnut grips.

2020 Colt Python 6" barrel, stainless steel - .357 Magnum

2020 Colt Python 5" barrel, stainless steel - .357 Magnum

2020 Colt Python 4.25" barrel (to ensure that it can be sold legally in Canada), stainless steel - .357 Magnum

2020 Colt Python 3" barrel - .357 Magnum

2020 Colt Python 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum

2024 Colt Python, blue steel, 4.25" barrel - .357 Magnum

2024 Colt Python, blue steel, 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
	Tim Matheson	Officer Phil Sweet
	Kip Niven	Officer Alan "Red" Astrachan
	Robert Urich	Officer Michael Grimes
	Hal Holbrook	Lt. Neil Briggs
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
		A gangster
99 and 44/100% Dead	Tony Brubaker	Burt	4" barrel	1974
	Jerry Summers	Shoes	2.5" barrel
		A mobster	4" barrel
Sheba, Baby	Pam Grier	Sheba Shayne		1975
Breakout	Paul Mantee	Cable	Snub nose	1975
Bucktown	Thalmus Rasulala	Roy	snubnose	1975
	Robert Burton	Deputy Merle	snubnose
	Tony King	T.J.
Dolemite	Rudy Ray Moore	Dolemite		1975
		Willie Green's henchman
Framed	Joe Don Baker	Ron Lewis	4" and 2.5" barrels	1975
	Gabriel Dell	Vince Greeson	2.5" barrel
	Paul Mantee	Frank	4" barrel
	Walter Brooke	Senator Tatum	2.5" barrel
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
	Ronny Cox	Deputy Luke Johnson	In holster
	Various	Sheriff's Deputies
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
The Long Good Friday		IRA Hitmen, gangster		1980
Hopscotch	Walter Matthau	Miles Kendig		1980
	Ned Beatty	Myerson
The Warning	Unidentified	Vincenzo Laganà	With 4" barrel	1980
		Hitmen
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
	Sandro Ghiani	De Simone
		Police
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
	Jean-Claude Bouillaud	Andre
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (Bonnie e Clyde all'italiana)	Jean Sorel	The captain of Carabinieri		1982
	Ornella Muti	Giada
The Shock (Le Choc)	Jean-Louis Richard	Inspector Maubert	4" barrel	1982
	Alain Delon	Christian Morelli
Scarface	Ángel Salazar	Chi Chi		1983
Octopussy		U.S. Air Force Base Security Guard		1983
The Fighter (Le Battant)	Alain Delon	Jacques Darnay		1983
		Sauvat's henchman
Cover Up	Claude Brasseur	Martin Griffon	4" barrel	1983
	Jacques Bondoux	Rambert's henchman
The Outsider (Le Marginal)		Mecacci's henchman	snub nose	1983
The Ruffian	Lino Ventura	Aldo Sévenac	6" barrel	1983
		Indians
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger)	Gérard Lanvin	François Jacquemard	4" barrel	1983
	Jean-Claude Dreyfus	Bertrand
	Jean-Pierre Bagot	Alexandre
	Steve Kalfa	Édouard
	Zlata Numanagic	Jacqueline
	Julien Bukowski	Arnaud
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
	Kenneth Kimmins	Officer Kenney
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
	Ti Lung	Sung Tse Ho
	Kenneth Tsang	Ken
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
	Robert DoQui	Fred
	Mare Winningham	Julie
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
	Cuba Gooding Jr	Tre
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
	Gunnar Hansen	Earl
	Steve Dixon	Parks
The Getaway (1994)	Michael Madsen	Rudy Travis		1994
Canadian Bacon	John Candy	Sheriff Bud Boomer		1995
	Kevin J. O'Connor	Roy Boy
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
	Paul Newman	Harry Ross
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
	Holt McCallany	The Mechanic
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
	Robert Forster	Gus
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
	Sakurako Kaoru	Mikage Ryoko
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
	Juliette Binoche	Irène Montano
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
	Tom Savini	Deputy Tolo
	Michael Biehn	Sheriff Hague
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
		Henchmen
Yakuza Busting Girls: Final Death Ride Battle		Yakuza thugs		2010
The Other Guys	Samuel L. Jackson	Det. Highsmith		2010
13	Mickey Rourke	Jefferson		2010
	Sam Riley	Vince
	Alexander Skarsgård	Jack
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil	Philip Granger	Sheriff Gurr	6 in barrel, rubber grips, holstered	2010
	Travis Nelson	Chuck	6 in barrel, rubber grips
	Jesse Moss	Chad
Angel of Evil	Filippo Timi	Enzo	6" barrel	2010
	Stefano Chiodaroli	Armando
	Paolo Mazzarelli	Beppe
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
	Vincent D'Onofrio	Hagan
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
	Adrianne Palicki	Ms. Perkins
Gila Baby	Adlin Aman Ramlie	Jerry	stainless	2014
Welcome to Happiness	Brendan Sexton III	Nyles	4" Barrel	2015
Karate Kill	Asami	Keiko		2016
	Orson Chaplin	Texan Bar Customer
		Capital Messiah members
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
	Chad Coleman	Duane Mitchell
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
	Ahmed El Shenawi	Bodyguard	"Blind Run" (S2E9)
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
	Glynis Barber	Det. Sgt. Makepeace
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
		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
		Debt collector
Chappelle's Show	Dave Chappelle	Silky Johnston		2003-2006
	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
	William R. Spencer	Troy Castro	"Unusual Suspects" (S6E21)
	Hill Harper	Dr. Sheldon Hawkes	"Unusual Suspects" (S6E21)
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
	Pruitt Taylor Vince	Otis	Nickel; "Bloodletting" (S2E02), "Save the Last One" (S2E03)
	Jon Bernthal	Shane Walsh	Nickel; "Save the Last One" (S2E03), "18 Miles Out" (S2E10), "Better Angels" (S2E12)
	Steven Yeun	Glenn Rhee	Nickel; "Chupacabra" (S2E05)
	Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon	Nickel; "Judge, Jury, Executioner" (S2E11)
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
	Vincent Ward	Oscar	Nickel; "Killer Within" (S3E04)
	Laurie Holden	Andrea Harrison	Nickel; "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16)
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
	Wyatt Russell	Paul
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
	Chandler Riggs	Carl Grimes	Nickel; "After" (S4E09), "Claimed" (S4E11)
Tyrant		Abbudinian Special Forces soldier	Stainless / Episode 2	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 5	Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes		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	Rick Grimes		2015-2016
	Austin Abrams	Ron Anderson	"Now" (S6E05)
		Savior	"Last Day on Earth" (S6E16)
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
	Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon	"Hearts Still Beating" (S7E08)
	Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes
		Scavenger	"New Best Friends" (S7E10)
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
		An undercover CIA agent	"Suspicious Minds" (S01E08)
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
	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, Hanging in the background	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
	Claire Aoki
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.

Bruni Magnum (note the absence of the Colt logo on the grips) - 9mm/.380 blanks

Bruni Magnum, nickel variant (note the absence of the Colt logo on the grips) - 9mm/.380 blanks

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
	Alan Catlin	Milt Dover
	Jack Newman	A security guard
Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman	Eric Kleinsteuber	El Choro Meneses		2012
	Alex Rivera	Flavio
	Jorge Cordero	Heads Buyer #3

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.

Reck Python - 9mm R.K. blank

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.

Crosman 3357 Revolver - .50 paintball

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Split Second	Rutger Hauer	Det. Harley Stone	dressed up as a futuristic weapon	1992
	Kim Cattrall	Michelle McLaine
Nails (Gvozdi)	Irina Nikitina	Hitgirl	nickel plated, holstered	2003

See Also

• Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.