Colt has released seven different revolvers named after snakes, and they have become a popular niche collection for many people. The Python is by far the best known, but several others are very rare. One of these is the Colt Viper, of which only a few thousand were made and only in 1977. The Viper is fundamentally a variation of the Police Positive Special with an aluminum alloy frame and a 4″ barrel. They were all chambered for .38 Special, and in fact the only variations are in the finish – either blued or nickeled.
Commentary
How the 1911 Got Its Safeties – and Why Its Ancestors Had None
Some people put a lot of weight on the fact that the 1911 has a grip safety and a thumb safety…but I don’t think many folk understand how it ended up that way. John Browning’s […]
Prototype
Winchester Proto-M14 Rifle (Video)
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States spent 12 years looking for a successor to the M1 Garand rifle. The new standard infantry arm was expected to be select-fire, lightweight, accurate, controllable, […]
Book review
My New Book: Small Arms of World War Two – United States
In stock and shipping now: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/ww2-usa European sales: https://www.headstampbook.com/ Small Arms of WWII: United States of America is the first in Headstamp Publishing’s newest book series covering the myriad of weapons developed and fielded around […]
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