Colt Viper: A Rare Snake and a Great Revolver (Ad-free)
Added 2024-04-08 12:00:08 +0000 UTCColt 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.
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Yeah, I myself didn’t even know this gun existed until Ian made this video. (Incidentally, I own a 4” Colt King Cobra.)
Christian D. Orr
2024-04-11 09:58:10 +0000 UTCThanks for showing that Colt Viper off. I wasn't aware of it but will now be looking. I'm sure the price of one will be stunning. I have a S&W 95 which is also a fixed sight model but in 357 mag/38 Spl., Stainless 4" and looks identical to the Colt, except it's much heavier with it's bull barrel. I happen to love the simplicity of it and got it when a whole box of them was being sold by a prominent shop in Albuquerque. They were turned in by a police agency and that shop was famous for getting those police turn-in's and selling them reasonably. I got the pick of the box at the time and the pistol was in very good condition externally and pristine internally.
Paul Ingraham
2024-04-09 21:16:53 +0000 UTCWell, that's a new one on me. Looks like a neat little piece. Any idea why it didn't catch on?
Fruitbat44
2024-04-09 21:04:28 +0000 UTCThe Boa.
Forgotten Weapons
2024-04-08 23:35:25 +0000 UTCIf this is the 2nd rarest snake gun, what is number 1?
Chairman
2024-04-08 22:38:56 +0000 UTCGee, what a weird concept: fixed sight revolver, too big for pocket carry, too needlessly small for a duty rig. Frame probably too light for the coming +P and +P+ loads that made the .38 spl. relevant for a few more years. Colt suffered under the worst management in the firearms business for decades. But they did also make some real classics.
Thomas Batha
2024-04-08 22:04:26 +0000 UTCAgree, revolvers are great. thanks for the video.
Glenn Miller
2024-04-08 21:27:51 +0000 UTCSuch a cool name. 🐍🔫
Christian D. Orr
2024-04-08 19:00:01 +0000 UTCas with a sw K or ruger police service six.. fixed sights good size all you need nothing you don't. outstanding. I just love revolvers. did those hold up well or are they famous to get shot to scrap metal? must carry great though.
Guido Schriewer
2024-04-08 15:32:52 +0000 UTC
