The Colt Python is a revolver made by Colt.
History[]
The Colt Python began production in 1955 as an intended large-frame target weapon that was originally going to be used in Smith & Wesson's .38 Special caliber. It was the first ever mass-produced revolver to be boresighted with a laser. Their production was briefly stopped in 1999 due to changing market and lawsuit costs. Colt began producing even larger Pythons in 2000 and continue to do so to this day.
Specifications[]
- Cartridge: .357 Magnum
- Capacity: 6 Rounds
- Barrel Length: varies
- Action: Double Action
On Criminal Minds[]
Criminal[]
The following criminals used Pythons in their crimes.
- Season Two
- An Unnamed Man ("Fear and Loathing") - He uses a Colt Python to kill a cop and later hold Morgan at gunpoint.
- Season Nine
- George Foyet ("Omnivore", "To Hell and Back, Part 2", and "100") - A prolific serial killer, hebephile, brief spree killer, one-time mass murderer, stalker, and later cop killer who appeared in a hallucination using a Colt Python in "Route 66."