Colt faced the challenging task of living up to a legend when it decided to bring back its blued Python revolver—and it appears to have succeeded in spectacular fashion.

Colt's new Grizzly and Kodiak revolvers are chambered in .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum, respectively, and each features barrel porting and an unfluted cylinder.

Colt Python: Is This the Most Powerful Gun on the Planet? Key point: The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005. The real reason why Colt gave up on such a desirable money maker is unknown In the ...

It sold the king's Coly Python revolver for $172,500 and his Smith & Wesson Model 19-2 for $195,500 in 2017. Read more from FOX Business Entertainment Money News ...

If the Python is the Cadillac of American revolvers, the S&W 586 & 686 revolvers are the Jeeps. For many years both were the most popular duty guns found in the holsters of American cops.