Colt Python Target .38 Special 8-inch Blued Double-Action Revolver (1980)
This Colt Python Target is a .38 Special-only variant with an 8-inch heavy-profile barrel and classic Python features like a ventilated rib, full-length underlug, and ejector-rod shroud. The barrel is rollmarked "PYTHON TARGET" over ".38 SPECIAL CTG," and the revolver wears a blued finish with checkered wood grips featuring Colt medallions. Collector literature describes this .38 Special-only Python Target configuration as comparatively scarce.
Condition
Overall Condition: Excellent condition, showing only faint signs of any prior use or handling.
Specific Condition Notes: The revolver shows light signs of wear and handling with some surface scratches.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
What's Included
- Tool/rod
- Moon clip
Configured as a Python Target, this revolver is chambered in .38 Special and built around an 8-inch barrel that emphasizes a long sight radius and a steady, heavy-profile feel. The barrel assembly includes a ventilated rib and a full-length underlug, along with an ejector-rod shroud.
The revolver uses a double-action/single-action system with a wide spur (target-style) hammer and a grooved/serrated trigger. It also features an adjustable rear sight paired with a ramp-style front sight for a traditional, easily tunable sight picture.
Finish is blued, and the revolver is fitted with checkered wood grips with Colt medallions. It has a fluted, 6-shot swing-out cylinder and is marked "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO.
HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A."
Additional markings include the barrel rollmark "PYTHON TARGET" over ".38 SPECIAL CTG." The serial number is visible on the crane/yoke cut and begins with "K."