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This article is about the Colt Python. You may be looking for other similar named Colt firearms.

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".

Overview[]

In The Walking Dead TV series, it is the signature weapon of Rick Grimes, carried by him throughout the series and chosen for its high stopping power and accuracy. Notably, the manner in which he aims the magnum, up and at a down angle, has become something of a joke online, dubbed "Rick's way" of holding the gun. Though Rick is shown with a revolver on occasion in the comics, it is not his "signature weapon" and he is rarely shown using it.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

It was first introduced in 1955, the same year as Smith & Wesson's M29 .44 Magnum. The now discontinued Colt Python targeted the premium revolver market segment. Some firearm collectors and writers have described the Python as the finest production revolver ever made. The Colt Python is a standard-issue firearm for Georgia State Patrol and Florida Highway Patrol officers, but it is very rarely used in other American states by law enforcement officials.

During his career as a law enforcement officer, Rick Grimes favored the Colt Python.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Original TV Series[]

After awakening from his coma, Rick Grimes retrieves his Colt Python from the King County Sheriff's Department where it had been left. Rick subsequently uses the gun to put down his former colleague Leon Basset outside. However, he quickly runs out of ammunition in Atlanta and has to use other weapons before Shane Walsh provides him with more ammunition.

During Shane and Otis' mission to retrieve medical supplies for Carl, Rick lends his gun to Otis. When Shane wounds Otis and leaves him for dead, he takes the Colt Python back. Daryl Dixon later lists Shane returning with the gun as one of the reasons that he realized that Shane had killed Otis.

Rick subsequently continues to use the Colt Python as his weapon of choice, putting down the reanimated Sophia Peletier during the barn massacre, killing Dave and Tony and lending it to Daryl to mercy kill the dying Dale Horvath.

During a fight in the prison, Oscar retrieves the gun after it's knocked from Rick's hand, but he uses it to kill Andrew rather than its owner. Oscar then returned the gun to Rick as a gesture of peace.

After finding out that Andrea has been bitten, Rick sorrowfully lends her his Colt Python so that Andrea can kill herself before she can turn.

Rick chooses to hide several guns in a bag in a forest before entering Terminus, as a precautionary measure, and he temporarily uses other firearms instead of his revolver, even after retrieving it.

During the group's first encounter with Negan, Rick has his Python confiscated, forcing him to use other weapons for a period of time. Daryl later finds it in the hands of Joseph while he is escaping from the Sanctuary. After killing Joseph, Daryl retrieves the gun and returns it to its owner upon his reunion with Rick.

When Rick is apparently killed blowing up a bridge in order to stop a herd, he uses the gun to detonate the dynamite. Rick apparently drops it before he is rescued on a riverbank by Anne and the CRM. Michonne's search for Rick's body only turns up his gun which she retrieves and keeps, later giving it to Rick's daughter Judith who wields the Colt Python alongside a smaller version of Michonne's katana. Judith uses the Colt Python to rescue Magna's Group from a herd and shoots Beta when he infiltrates Alexandria in search of Mary. However, Beta survives as he is wearing body armor.

When Daryl kills Austin, he finds a black-colored Colt Python on the Reaper's body and takes it, giving the gun to Maggie Rhee. As Leah, Boone and Washington retreat, Maggie uses the gun to shoot the three in the back in an act of revenge, killing Boone and Washington and wounding Leah who Daryl allows to escape. Maggie then attempts to use the gun to kill Brandon Carver, but she discovers that it has run out of ammunition. Instead, Maggie discards the Colt Python, grabs one of Elijah's kamas and uses that to kill Brandon.

As the Coalition prepares to split ways with the Commonwealth, Daryl retrieves Rick's Colt Python and offers it back to Judith. However, Judith rejects the gun, telling Daryl that if she takes it back, things will go back to how it was which it shouldn't be. Daryl later tells Judith that he'll hold onto the gun for awhile until Judith wants it or not, but either way, she's stuck with him.

When zombies attack a crowd of Commonwealth residents, Daryl uses the Colt Python to put down a walker approaching Judith. Judith has Daryl give her back her father's gun as the two go to help the civilians. Judith uses the gun to put down a walker eating a Commonwealth resident and the walker attacking Sebastian Milton, albeit too late to save Sebastian's life.

After Alexandria is liberated from Commonwealth control, Judith recovers the Colt Python and her sword from a box of the Coalition's weapons and carries it with her during the mission to overthrow Pamela Milton. After Judith is shot by Pamela, Daryl takes the gun from her and uses it to shoot a fire extinguisher that he has Ezekiel throw in order to create a smokescreen distraction.

Following his capture by the Civic Republic Military and the loss of his gun, Rick switches to a CRM Kill Stick for at least awhile.

Fear the Walking Dead[]

Both Marcus and Hill of The Pioneers use Colt Pythons, although Hill later switches to John Dorie's stolen Colt Single Action Army.

Telltale Series[]

William Carver uses a Colt Python, killing Walter and, determinately, Alvin at Moonstar Lodge. After Carver's death at Kenny's hands, Rebecca takes the gun. It's presumably lost with her death as the gun is never seen again.

Destinies[]

Rick Grimes uses a Colt Python. If Shane Walsh kills Rick and takes his place as the leader of the group, the gun is abandoned with Rick. If Rick kills Shane, he shoots his former best friend with it after Shane reanimates when Rick kills him.

Killed Victims[]

The following is a list of victims killed with a Colt Python:

TV Series[]

Telltale Series[]

Destinies[]

Appearances[]

TV Series[]

Season 1[]

Rick Grimes With His Colt Python, 1 "Days Gone Bye" Rick Grimes, aiming his Colt Python on Summer just before he puts her down
File:WalkingDead-ColtPythonAltAngle.jpg "Days Gone Bye" Rick aiming his Colt Python at Summer just before he puts her down, from a different angle
File:S1e1A.png "Days Gone Bye" Rick, with his Colt Python, aiming at criminals before the apocalypse
WalkingDeadGrimesPythonrp01 "Days Gone Bye" Rick, with his Colt Python, aiming at the criminals before the apocalypse from a different angle
File:WalkingDead-ColtPython.jpg "Days Gone Bye" Rick, with his Colt Python aiming at the criminals before the apocalypse, from a different angle
File:WalkingDead-ColtPythonFront.jpg "Days Gone Bye" Rick confronting the criminals with his Colt Python before he gets shot
WalkingDead-ColtPyhonFence "Days Gone Bye" Rick aiming his Colt Python at Leon Basset's head, moments before pulling the trigger
Wd101 02581 "Days Gone Bye" Rick aiming at a zombie with his Colt Python
TWDS1E01 39 "Days Gone Bye" Rick, with his Colt Python, surrounded by walkers, about to commit suicide
TWDS1E01 42 "Days Gone Bye" Rick about to kill a walker inside of the tank with his Colt Python
282 29 BDRip1080p NOLIMITS-TEAM 0466 "Guts" Rick, with his Colt Python, as he escapes the tank to get to Glenn Rhee
Twd103 1902 "Tell It to the Frogs" Rick reloading his Colt Python
Twd104 0234 "Vatos" Rick preventing Daryl Dixon from killing T-Dog, with his Colt Python
Rick-Daryl "Wildfire" Rick preventing Daryl from killing Jim with his Colt Python
RickColt "TS-19" Rick killing walkers with his Colt Python as he escapes the CDC

Season 2[]

File:Otis&RGrimes.jpg "Bloodletting" Rick, handing his Colt Python to Otis
TWDS2E05 05 "Chupacabra" Rick, pointing his Colt Python at Daryl
TWDS2E07 11 "Pretty Much Dead Already" Rick, with his Colt Python, holstered
Episode-7-rick "Pretty Much Dead Already" Rick, with his Colt Python, putting a reanimated Sophia Peletier down
TWDS2E07 22 "Pretty Much Dead Already" A close-up of Rick with his Colt Python
RickGrimesNebraska "Nebraska" Rick, with his Colt Python after killing hostile survivors Dave and Tony
Episode-9-rick "Triggerfinger" Rick, with his Colt Python, attempting to protect himself from Dave and Tony's group
Episode-10-shane-rick-walker "18 Miles Out" Rick, with his Colt Python holstered as he kills a walker through the fence with a knife
Episode-10-shane-randall-rick "18 Miles Out" Rick, with his Colt Python holstered as he escorts Randall to his release point
Episode-10-rick-walkers "18 Miles Out" Rick, with his Colt Python, being attacked by three walkers
TWDS2E10 02 "18 Miles Out" Rick, with his Colt Python, being attacked by three walkers, from a closer angle
Randalljjerick "18 Miles Out" Rick, with his Colt Python, aiming it at Randall
Daledeath "Judge, Jury, Executioner" Daryl, with Rick's Colt Python, aiming it at Dale Horvath, before killing him out of mercy
WD213 0935 "Beside the Dying Fire" Rick, with his Colt Python, saving Hershel Greene

Season 3[]

TWDS3E01 04 "Seed" Rick, with his Colt Python holstered, holding a Glock 17, while searching an abandoned house for walkers
Rick02 "Sick" Rick, pointing his Colt Python at Axel's head
Axel07 "Sick" Rick, pointing his Colt Python at Axel's head, from a different angle
Oscar01 "Sick" Rick, pointing his Colt Python at Oscar's head
Tickdarylaxeloscar "Sick" Rick, threatening Axel with his Colt Python
Twd304-001586 "Killer Within" Rick, aiming his Colt Python as he shoots out the alarms of the West Georgia Correctional Facility
Twd304-001603 "Killer Within" Rick, aiming his Colt Python at Oscar
TWD GP 304 0621 0002 "Killer Within" Rick, with his Colt Python as he searches the generator room to switch off the generators
Walking dead wikia "Killer Within" Oscar, aiming Rick's Colt Python at Andrew, just before he kills him
Vlcsnap-2012-11-06-09h11m20s86 "Killer Within" Oscar, handing the Colt Python back to Rick after killing Andrew
Rick Distrusts Michonne "Made to Suffer" Rick, pointing his Colt Python at Michonne Hawthorne
TWD GP 309 0816 0275 "The Suicide King" Rick, aiming his Colt Python at a zombie
TWD 0815 "The Suicide King" Rick, aiming his Colt Python
TWD 0316 "The Suicide King" Rick, aiming his Colt Python at Michonne for her to lower her katana
TWD 0326 "The Suicide King" Rick, aiming his Colt Python at Michonne for her to lower her katana, from a different angle
Colth.1 "Home" Rick, aiming his Colt Python before he fires
Coltrick "Home" Rick, with his Colt Python in his hand after he used it to bash walker's heads in
JudasMain "I Ain't a Judas" Rick, with his Colt Python holstered in his duty belt
Twd312-000172 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python as he aims it out a window to kill a walker
ClearPromo.2 "Clear" Rick with his Colt Python and Carl Grimes with a Beretta 92FS, raising their arms
Twd312-000766 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python, as he aims it to fire at Morgan Jones
TWD GP 312 0912 0219 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python as he loads it, hiding behind a car
800px-TWDS3E12 03 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python as he loads it, hiding behind a car
Twd312-000789 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python as he loads it, hiding behind a car
Twd312-001747 "Clear" Rick, with his Colt Python aimed at Morgan
Clear Insanity "Clear" Rick aiming his Colt Python at Morgan
TWD GP 313 1009 0037 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Rick with his Colt Python out during his meeting with The Governor
TWD GP 313 1009 0189 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Rick with his Colt Python as he aims at The Governor
TWD GP 313 1009 0194 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Rick with his Colt Python as he aims at The Governor, from a different angle
TWD GP 315 1102 0030 "This Sorrowful Life" Rick with his Colt Python holstered while talking to Daryl
Rick Colt Python "Welcome to the Tombs" Rick with his Colt Python as he aims at Karen
Twd316-002547 "Welcome to the Tombs" Rick with his Colt Python as he aims and searches for Andrea Harrison in the Woodbury dungeon
Twd316-002578 "Welcome to the Tombs" Rick with his Colt Python as he aims it outside the dungeon cell
Vlcsnap-2013-04-01-02h15m28s194 "Welcome to the Tombs" Andrea with Rick's Colt Python inside the dungeon
TWD 1883 "Welcome to the Tombs" Andrea with Rick's Colt Python, with a closer view

Season 4[]

S4T Rick Pissed "30 Days Without An Accident" Rick, with his Colt Python, aiming at Clara after she attacks him
TWDS4E02 12 "Infected" Rick holding his Colt Python after getting it out of a box
Rick Holster "Infected" Rick, putting away his Colt Python after checking the remaining ammunition
S4T Rick Colt "Isolation" Rick, with his Colt Python aimed at walkers, who are approaching Carol Peletier
CarolRickIndifferent "Indifference" Rick, with his Colt Python, aimed upstairs after hearing a noise made by survivors Sam and Ana
TWDS04E08Python "Too Far Gone" Rick, angrily firing his Colt Python towards The Governor and his army after The Governor kills Hershel
Rickreloading "Too Far Gone" Rick, reloading his Colt Python after taking cover behind an overturned bus during the prison battle
600px-TWDSeason4Ep9ColtPython "After" Carl, aiming Rick's Colt Python at his father inside a house when thinking Rick's dead and has turned
RickAfterLaugh "After" Rick, laughing with his Colt Python in hand
Tumblr n38j339LiV1qct676o1 500 "A" Rick, about to stab a zombie with his Colt Python
Coltpython "A" Rick, putting his Colt Python to a bag of weapons before entering Terminus

Season 5[]

TWDS5E01 208 "No Sanctuary" Rick retrieves his Python from the bag of weapons
TWDS5E03 31 "Four Walls and a Roof" Rick firing his Python into the forest
508 Lamson Death "Coda" Rick shoots Bob Lamson with his Python
TWDS5E08 14 "Coda" Rick draws his Python on the officers after Beth Greene is shot

Fear the Walking Dead[]

Season 4[]

FTWDS4E01 19 "What's Your Story?" The Python can be seen in the Rick's holster

Season 6[]

FTWDS6E2 1 "Welcome to the Club" The Python can be seen in Hill's holster

The Telltale Series[]

Season Two[]

AHD Stakes Have Been Raised "A House Divided" William Carver readying his Colt Python
AHD Carver Revolver "A House Divided" Carver scouting the cabin with his Colt Python
AHD Walter Executed "A House Divided" Carver executing Walter with his Colt Python
AHD Alvin Gunpoint "A House Divided" Carver holding Alvin at gunpoint with his Colt Python
AHD Hell No "A House Divided" Carver holding Clementine at gunpoint with his Colt Python
IHW Throw Away The Life "In Harm's Way" Carver with his holstered Colt Python
IHW Rebecca Python "In Harm's Way" Rebecca picking up Carver's Colt Python
AmTR Rebecca Revolver "Amid The Ruins" Rebecca holding Carver's Colt Python

Trivia[]

References[]

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