Colt Combat Python
HOLY GRAIL 1989 Colt Combat Python 3" Royal Blue .357 Magnum w/ Letter
Sold For:
$5,580.00
Circa:
1989
Caliber:
.357 Magnum
Atlas Collectible Firearms is profoundly honored to present a holy grail, ultra-rare piece of modern snake-gun history: an original 1989 Colt Combat Python double-action revolver chambered in the powerful .357 Magnum cartridge. Manufactured in 1989 as confirmed by serial number T75917 rollmarked on the frame crane cut, this limited-production icon features the sought-after 3-inch ventilated-rib barrel rollmarked "COMBAT PYTHON", a full-length ejector shroud, and Colt's signature factory Royal Blue finish with polished hammer flats. While an initial run of 500 units was produced for Lew Horton Distributors, subsequent historical research reveals approximately 300 additional units were manufactured for international distribution, making domestic specimens exceedingly scarce. The accompanying official Colt Archive Letter authenticates that this revolver was shipped on November 22, 1989, to Southern Ohio Gun Distributors in Lebanon, Ohio, in a 4-gun shipment, complete with the elusive factory "Z" stamp present on the right side of the frame.
Equipped with period-correct appointments, this revolver features two-piece checkered walnut service stocks accented with gold Colt medallions, a red insert ramped front sight blade, a white-outline U-notch Accro adjustable target rear sight, a serrated trigger, and a serrated backstrap. Arriving as a comprehensive collector package, this offering includes the original Colt maroon factory box with styrofoam insert, the official Colt Historian Archive Letter, the original Python instruction manual, The Colt Companion booklet, NRA insert, orange cylinder protector ring, and yellow warning hangtag.
The overall cosmetic condition of this rare Colt Combat Python remains in near-excellent collector condition throughout, retaining 98%+ of its original factory Royal Blue finish with only a faint, light cylinder drag line. The factory checkered walnut service stocks present in pristine, excellent condition with sharp checkering and rich wood tone. Mechanically, the hand-fitted action functions with vault-tight, glass-smooth precision, locking up with dead-center timing and a crisp single-action trigger release, while the 3-inch barrel preserves a mirror-bright, pristine bore with sharp, razor-defined rifling lines.