ATLAS
COLLECTIBLE FIREARMS

Atlas Collectible Firearms is profoundly honored to present a museum-tier holy grail of double-action wheelgun collecting: a genuine first-year 1955 production Colt Python chambered in the powerful .357 Magnum. Featuring a full-length ventilated rib 6-inch barrel and treated to Colt's famed, high-polish Royal Blue finish, this iconic 1st Generation revolver represents the pinnacle of post-war Hartford hand-craftsmanship. Solidifying its status as an elite investment-grade cornerstone, this revolver carries an ultra-rare, three-digit serial number—230—sharply stamped on the frame crane. Dressed in its original, early-pattern fully checkered walnut target stocks inset with bright gold Rampant Colt medallions, this first-year survivor is one of the absolute finest early Pythons in existence. This extraordinary collector package arrives with a full suite of packaging and paperwork. Included is the two-piece leatherette style Colt wood-grain presentation box with a gold Rampant Colt emblem lid and matching end label clearly identifying the .357 Caliber and 6 Inch Barrel configuration. Also included inside the box is the complete paperwork packet, featuring the official Colt Revolvers brochure with target paper illustration, the Shooting Suggestions guide, the Colt Handgun Warranty card, and the Handling the Handgun safety manual. The condition of this historical 1955 Python itself is all-original and extremely fine throughout, preserving a remarkably high percentage of its factory Royal Blue finish with only light, superficial handling and careful usage marks consistent with vault preservation. The high-polish blued finish exhibits extraordinary depth and mirror-like luster across the frame flats and ventilated barrel rib. The original fully checkered walnut target grips remain in exceptional shape, showing crisp checkering panels and bright gold medallions with no cracks or structural flaws. Mechanically, the action hand-cycles with hand-fitted 1st Generation smoothness, locking up vault-tight with crisp double and single-action timing, while the 6-inch barrel preserves a pristine, mirror-bright bore with razor-sharp rifling lines.