Colt Boa: Rarest of the Snake Revolvers

[@brandonobaza8610]

Some would say Colt's .357 revolver naming scheme is a bit...constrictive.

[@KurwaRomek]

Only people full of venom would say this.

[@Senthiuz]

​@@KurwaRomekIf the moccasin fits...

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

King Cobras 🐍 .357s were a big draw in 1980s 1990s. Colt offered a few versions at 1 point- high polish, matte, carbon steel, snubs, 6", 4". I don't recall any 8" King Cobra revolvers.

[@MythicMagus]

Nah don't be so.......cold blooded. The names are fine.

[@homdizzle91]

Thanks dad

[@saleembarmania5295]

serial number BOA357 must be priceless

[@mopiktm9480]

😮 😊

[@Astrosk1er]

Oh for sure

[@jayhansen4918]

Too bad it's a 4 inch barrel lol

[@samuelgarrod8327]

But it's a 4 digit serial so it would never exist.

[@halo7oo]

@@samuelgarrod8327 0.357

[@codygranrud6212]

That finish is absolutely killer.

[@noahdoyle6780]

I thought for a moment that it was lacquer.

[@huberthumphry280]

It is the one thing I like better about Colt, their finish is gorgeous. otherwise i prefer S&W (but I'm technically a 1911 person, so it doesn't matter)

[@45johngalt]

I love blued guns, especially revolvers

[@harryspeakup8452]

Beautiful collector pair. The new owner will be a lucky owner!

[@AtlasJotun]

I certainly don't mind shiny guns (the only .357 I've got is stainless), but that's a much more aesthetically pleasing gun than the Python. Thanks Ian, I had no idea this these even existed!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Next video talking about the Colt Snake Revolver's the Colt Python & then Colt Anaconda

[@stanleyronblake1646]

And the Colt Cobra 🤓

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Colt, Colt Custom Shop in CT used to offer DA revolvers in a few upgrade choices- high polished stainless steel, royal blue, a matte type low glare. Grips were offered but I remember all the designs.

[@stevesmith2171]

I have large hands. I got to handle a Boa when I was 18. It was the first pistol I'd ever handled that felt perfect. Not just the grip but,the balance was great.

[@bubblefish17]

Never heard of Colt Boa. Its my 1st time seeing this.

[@koschkosching162]

Same here... Just knew Colt Cobra (Seen in 80ies movies). 😅

[@MartinSparks-ef9gr]

Same and I've had a keen interest in small arms for 45 years . Very nice revolvers too . M

[@Johnsonn7]

Same

[@czechmate6916]

Same here. I have a few guns with one being a Colt Python that I bought in the early eighties.

[@Stealth639]

Same, been a student of small arms, especially handguns since the early 80s and never even heard of these.

[@celmer6]

It's not every day you see a $22,500 set of pistols. Thanks for bringing this video to us.

[@alphagt62]

And they were brought out to be a lower cost than Python, so much for that!

[@kennywendland1376]

realistically they are currently going for much more than that! original cased pair #43 & 44 will go 70K to 80K

[@chrisflores4788]

According to The Maglife Blog, a Boa was sold for $41,125 at auction. No mention in that article if it was a 4 or 6 inch

[@kennywendland1376]

that was for one….. an original case set are in the 70K + range

[@sirbassist]

morphy's estimate is $30,000-$40,000, but i wouldnt be surprised if they went much higher.

[@donwyoming1936]

I remember when these hit the market. Literally disappeared overnight. So cool to see them again.

[@JohnTBlock]

While familiar with the Colt "snakes", I was unaware of the "Boa" production run...a beautiful set! Thanks for sharing, Ian!

[@SusCrow]

don't mind me, just slithering on in.

[@stanleyronblake1646]

The wright man in the wrong site...

[@aria8928]

Took me a while to wrap my head around this comment.

[@ChuJungyin]

There's some a boa these revolvers.

[@Oaksloves]

Gonna call Saint Patrick on yer ass

[@ericmitchell985]

I'm not a revolver guy, but something about a four inch revolver is just beautiful.

[@alphagt62]

Every collection needs one!

[@painmt651]

I have a couple 3” S&W model 36 revolvers. I LOVE THEM! Way better than the snubby, in my opinion.

[@AllAboutSurvival]

I’ve always been a fan of Colt’s craftsmanship, but the fact that the Boa was a custom order and so limited in production makes it even more intriguing.

[@Jaymoney-tx9fg]

I like the cased pair idea.Very nice revolvers.

[@Treblaine]

3:09 this is like the setup to the classist duel in movie history.

[@dongblak7048]

The four inch barrel is for ten paces, and the six inch is for twenty.

[@Mygg_Jeager]

Last time I was this early for a forgotten weapons video, they were still tomorrow's weapons.

[@karldubelheimer3959]

Never heard of this gun before. God I love this channel. Thank you Ian

[@Coltbreath]

What a fantastic and rare Colt set! Thanks for the share!

[@MickyChowMein69]

That bluing is lush. Cheers for the vid.

[@Yupppi]

Why did they make so few when they demonstrated that there indeed was a market for that type of series of guns?

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

One of the seven snakes : - Boa ; - Cobra ; - King Cobra ; - Diamondback ; - Python ; - Viper ; - Anaconda.

[@Wubzy66]

What are the basic differences? - Viper - 4” .38 SPL and new for 2024 3”, 4.25” .357 magnum. The original models of these were essentially just a specific caliber and barrel size Cobra - Boa - 4” and 6” .357 magnum - Cobra - 2”, 3”, 4”, 5” .22 LR, .32 Colt New Police, .38 Colt New Police, .38 SPL - King Cobra - 2”, 2.5”, 3”, 4”, 4.25”, 6”, 8” .357 magnum - Python - 2.5”, 3”, 4”, 4.25”, 6”, 8” .357 magnum - Anaconda - 9.625”, 11.625”, 13.625” .44 magnum, .44 SPL, .45 Colt - Diamondback - 2.5”, 4”, 6” .22 LR and .38 SPL

[@AnytimeBaby78]

Thanks , my choice would be Anaconda , it looks awesome, especially short barell

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

​@@Wubzy66 Frame and internal mechanism.

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

​@@AnytimeBaby78 Pray for your wrist(s) !

[@jasonsantos3037]

I will love to hear about revolver's name after a rattlesnake.

[@thagrifster594]

Absolutely beautiful revolvers

[@-abraxass-6638]

I once owned a stainless 38Spl only Python Target I kept as a safe queen (never fired or cylinder turned) but stupidly sold it a few years back. The only Snake gun I ever owned and still kicking my *ss for parting with it.

[@bsa45acp]

Lew Horton ordered several custom variant revolvers both from Colt and Smith & Wesson. Lew Horton ordered 5,000 N-frame .44 special 3" barreled revolvers from S&W with bird head wooden grips both in stainless and blued steel. Might be another 'Forgotten Weapon' to look into someday.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

Oh yeah, you did mention this in the Colt Viper video. Very interesting.

[@chaosrex5702]

beautiful guns. Thanks Ian.

[@Goatcha_M]

3:55 Orange Insert

[@downunderrob]

They are in beautiful condition. Fine looking Revolvers.

[@kennywendland1376]

Beautiful Revolvers! I have three BOA’s

[@b79holmes]

There is a 6" BOA up for auction in NH in a couple of weeks. The last auction I saw, a 4" sold for something north of $20,000 and I am sure this one will too. I can't give a guess on one of those sets.

[@kennywendland1376]

Up to 30K +

[@kennywendland1376]

over 30K now

[@Tom-ic7hw]

LOVED MY PYTHON AND DIAMONDBACK wish I still had them

[@markjmaxwell9819]

I love Ian's channel I hope he keeps up the great content. Obviously the Python is the most well known Colt revolver so it's nice to see the much more rare iterations of the Colt pistols being shown. The Boa has some nice features and I definitely prefer the steel frame over the alloy framed guns. 😎🇦🇺😉👍

[@redlock4004]

These are so Forgotten that I never heard of these cold blooded things. :)

[@jasonsantos3037]

I love these Colts revolvers name after snakes. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

[@jm5206]

I wish Colt would bring the snake revolvers back, but properly this time.

[@harpsitardo]

The CZ Cottonmouth?

[@ronenton4037]

I have one of the New Anacondas, they say its better than the old one cause its an upsized Python action.

[@danscott3880]

If they do. They will be Big $$$$

[@HarryO_Possum]

"There's a snake in my boot" could take on an entirely different meaning.

[@Hysteria98]

@@harpsitardo CZ Copperhead

[@MatterMadeMoot]

That's so neat. What differences are there between this and the Python?

[@danijuggernaut]

The Bluing is just mind blowing, beautiful !!! .357 Magnum has a good kick, it smashed me the tricker guard into my ring finger really bad.

[@jackgreenstalk777]

So cool. Hats off to lou hortons for the special order. Like the lipseys and others have continued the trend of ordering special made lined

[@Justin_Holland]

Those get me all wound up

[@HerbertTwack]

Lovely, that 4" is beautiful

[@spiff2268]

I’m surprised they only made 1,200 since it was such a hot seller.

[@jeroylenkins1745]

I don't know what it is about that finish, but it's just so nice and appealing looking.

[@benvirag9058]

Beautiful.

[@donjones4719]

Just in time for Christmas.

[@billyj-k3h]

Seven? Now I have to see if I can recall them from memory- Python, Anaconda, Diamondback, Viper, those are the ones I recall off the top of my head. You bring up the Boa, that makes 5. The ones I couldn't recall were the Cobra and King Cobra.

[@Zorglub1966]

No Colt Black Adder?

[@patrickshannon4854]

Other than the ser# markings, what differentiates the Boa from a Python? A blued hammer & trigger? Am I missing something?

[@VTPSTTU]

Thanks for the video. I love real boas and pythons as pets. I wish I could afford the firearms.

[@tomhalla426]

I saw someone “walking” his python at Lake Vasona Park in Los Gatos CA. He got an army duffle bag, and walked out into the middle of the lawn, and dumped out a ten or so foot long reticulated python. A creative way to draw a crowd.

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

Good food for python !

[@VTPSTTU]

@@tomhalla426 I don't expose my babies to the public very much. I'd be willing to do an educational show occasionally, but my babies just hang out with me.

[@Rashed1255]

Colt’s 7 Big Snakes, gotta catch em all.

[@caeserromero3013]

Is there a .22 Slow-Worm?

[@jamesslick4790]

I have a 1970s Colt Diamondback (.38 Spl) Of course I know about the Python, I never even HEARD of the Boa! Neat. (Now, I NEED one), LOL.

[@ecrogue4496]

Gorgeous firearms.

[@mturznik]

Love the deep shiney blue of the older colts. Even the trooper is finished with perfection. The only other non custom gun finished like that is the United Sporting Arms Seville.

[@TheHylianBatman]

Reminiscent of old dueling pistols, coming in a matched set in a box.

[@adamcuneo7189]

The Colt Python is a very high quality smooth revolver, but I would love you to cover one of my personal favorites, the Ruger Security-Six series, they aren't rare, but they are underrated in my opinion, they are another one that's smooth as silk.

[@fmk6john]

It also has ‘Simpson ltd’ stamped above the serial, I wonder what their involvement was?.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Simpson happens to be a rather common name.

[@fmk6john]

@@jessicaregina1956understand it’s common but what part did they play in this firearm to have their name stamped on it ?

[@distalradius8146]

They are a firearms importer. They are legally required to mark the firearms they import. So apparently these were export guns that were later brought back in by Simpson Ltd.

[@tmcd4657]

What is the difference between the all the snake guns? finish?

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

@@tmcd4657 The frame and the internal mechanism.

[@alanniederlitz8630]

ALWAYS love your videos

[@huberthumphry280]

For those interested, currently at $15,000 on the auction, they also have many other of the snake guns so if you have a spare 100k you can get most of your snake set in one go lol

[@pablowentscobar]

Colt should do a run of .38 small frame carry revolver and call them "Snek" and engrave in big letters down the side of the barrel "NO STEP!"

[@CiastoToKlamstwo]

I'm glad they won't

[@M8Military]

Is that some Gen z meme?

[@justinkane9967]

So beautiful, I don't know how you make steel look like a new leather jacket

[@stevenjones5191]

Very cool guns. Can you do a segment on the toz-81 cosmonaut gun?

[@ETHRON1]

Absolutely Beautiful...

[@johnjohnsn7633]

My very first handgun was a 2" Colt Cobra .38 Special: basically an aluminum framed Detective Special.

[@mopiktm9480]

Impresive the idea of marketing that Colt did with these beautiful pair of revolvers, and the opportunity to result in a incredible investment, with so few of them.

[@paulkube3901]

Ahhhh, but Colt didn't market them. IIRC, it was a special request/custom order from Lew Horton and offered by that vendor, often a purveyor of custom runs.

[@GShileikis]

Nice looking piece. Have never seen one in person for sure.

[@leifwulffstephan3725]

"Black Mamba" in .50 AE was a missed opportunity, no?

[@JamesBLonde0059]

…or bigger calibers like 454 Cassull or 500 S&W magnum.

[@leifwulffstephan3725]

@@JamesBLonde0059 True

[@StalowyZolw]

@@JamesBLonde0059 AFAIK cartridges you mentioned didnt existed yet, most potent was 44. Mag - Anaconda.

[@HarryO_Possum]

Boas are larger. Besides, they also have a King Cobra, no?

[@crktritual]

A .50 AE revolver would require “moon clips” as it lacks a rim due to it being designed for a pistol.

[@guchypoo]

New ATF Director should be you Ian, i hope you get the call

[@g54b95]

Actually, Brandon Herrera has thousands of upvotes for that very position.

[@williestyle35]

As... interesting as the idea sounds, Ian tends to shy away from politics. Despite BATFE being law enforcement adjacent - the Director is a political appointee, usually needing Senate "approval" ("usually" because the next administration has plans to go around Congress or use "temporary appointments").

[@Nikolai1939]

Can't wait for the Colt mau

[@ADRay1999]

Hey COLT bring this back

[@kennywendland1376]

won’t happen as they never offered them. They were a special order

[@kuukeli]

great video

[@pcmacd]

If the BOA is a toned down ANYTHING, I just cannot wrap me 'ead around what it is TONED DOWN FROM - a PYTHON??? This is a TRULY magnificent finish on this handgun.

[@CrimeVid]

In a long history of reading about firearms, both fact and fiction , I have never heard of this gun But if I lived somewhere I could own one, I'd be looking !

[@jackharper1151]

please do a video on the russian jg ots-03 rifle ive seen it in a few video games recently and love the channel!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I once had a pet boa constrictor named _"Fred."_ If I had one of these revolvers I would name it that...😊

[@lordvader479]

Colt Trooper MK3 is a beautiful revolver the poor man’s python

[@chinesetabletennissupercyb725]

great video, ian

[@libertyboy2743]

When are you going to make a video on the commercial Springfield Armory M-1 carbine. Only 3000 made, the receivers were made by LMT and are considered to be some of the highest quality recivers made for the M-1 Carbine. A true forgotten weapon.🤔🤔🧐🧐

[@ultor__]

Beautiful masterpieces.

[@kommissarkillemall2848]

ian's brain : "C'est magnifique, mais c'est ne pas Francais.."..

[@methodeetrigueur1164]

« C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas français. » is the correct writing. BTW the Manurhin MR-73 is wonderful.

[@travis4482]

Why does every creator not reference the video in the description when they say they do?

[@pigletsdaddy3052]

Art work.

[@petesheppard1709]

I imagine the bidding is wild!

[@Damoinion]

What's the deal with the engraving/etching just above the serial number at 2:41? Reads "SIMPSON LTD GALESB****" I assume the last word I can't read is GALESBURG. Would this have been the dealer who sold this set?

[@distalradius8146]

They are an importer and retailer. They are legally required to mark the guns they import. So apparently these were initially export guns that were later brought back into the country by Simpson Ltd.

[@Damoinion]

@@distalradius8146 Ah, I see. Thanks.

[@cameronhermann9400]

Hey, the gun Rick uses in the Walking Dead! Cool 😎

[@th.burggraf7814]

Mmmhh.., the 4" is just a thing of beauty... 🤤

[@ahall1459]

Great video...what year did they come out?

[@williestyle35]

It's in the video description : Lou Horton distribution ordered the Boa contract production from Colt in 1985.

[@iaial0]

If they sold the first 200 numbers as case set, then the last set should be SN: BOA0199 and BOA0200, right?

[@alan-sk7ky]

2:54 what's the ' Simpson LTD.....' laser etching?

[@edmunoz6524]

I just Googled them. Looks they they are a purveyor of collectible guns. Perhaps this set passed through there. I would consider that defacing a collectible.

[@distalradius8146]

@@edmunoz6524 They are an importer and retailer. They are legally required to mark the guns they import, regardless of how priceless they are. So apparently these were initially export guns that were later brought back into the country by Simpson Ltd.

[@gennerobootz6490]

I always like the colt King cobra that was made in the 80s. I hate the new one, but the old one was really cool and these guns are really nice too and I actually like the colt Mark 5 It’s a nice gun. My question is is can you make a colt boa

[@joe7327]

I would love to have one. I just don't want to put a second mortgage on my house to do it!

[@doperider85]

Ian might be a vampire i just watched rhe street sweater video from 11 years ago and he hasn't aged a day

[@paulkube3901]

So...what is the "down" from the Python? You mentioned that the line was to be a bit less expensive, so what was deleted or changed?

[@richardlahan7068]

Very cool!

[@MrMousekillaz]

Good revolvers with great action. Kind of delicate though.

[@semibreve]

beautiful guns

[@yoochoob1858]

So hang on, these were bult down to a price lower than the Python? Where did they save the money? Or have I missed something?

[@spikestubbs210]

Saw a set of the presentation boxed sequential SN pistols for $90,000.

[@zenjon7892]

I always liked the cartaroid trigger shape on the Colt revolvers. Ps: 3 min in

[@force1253]

$90,000

[@stevenlord782]

I want one sooooo freakin bad ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤