[SHOT 2026] Pietta Blacktooth Python Clone Confirmed - More Revivals!
The Pietta PDA I covered speculatively in Wheelgun Wednesday showed up at SHOT 2026 with confirmed pricing and an official name. The “Blacktooth” is happening, and after working the trigger and hammer on their booth sample, this might be the real deal for shooters who want original Python mechanics without the pony price tag.
I stopped by the Pietta booth to get hands-on time with the Blacktooth. The official shelf date wasn't confirmed, but MSRP landed at $1,104. That undercuts a new Colt Python by $200-500 and stays well below what original first-generation Pythons command on the used market.
The Blacktooth replicates the internal mechanism of the original 1950s Python, not the modern CNC version. That means the classic V-spring action, and the tight lockup that made the Python legendary. I worked the sample's trigger and hammer extensively. The double-action pull was smooth with no grit. Single-action break was clean. If someone blindfolded me and handed me this revolver, I could have been fooled into thinking it was an actual Colt.
Black Tooth Specifications:
- .357 Magnum
- 6-inch barrel (initial release)
- Blued finish
- Walnut grips
- Adjustable rear sight
- Ventilated rib
- Six-round cylinder
- MSRP $1,104
The bluing was even, the vent rib properly crowned, and the grips sat flush without gaps. Apparently, from what I heard, Pietta has been developing this design since at least 2015.
Pietta also confirmed the return of the LeMat revolver. The LeMat features a nine-shot .44 caliber cylinder rotating around a central 20-gauge smoothbore barrel.
The Starr Double Action and Starr Single Action percussion revolvers are back after years of unavailability. Both are .44 caliber with 6-inch barrels and blued steel. The DA model features the two-trigger system where the front trigger rotates the cylinder and cocks the hammer, then trips the rear trigger. Pricing wasn't announced but expect it north of the previous $795.
Pietta displayed numerous 1873 SAA variants, though most are cosmetic combinations of existing finishes, barrel lengths, and grip options.
Are you interested in the Blacktooth at $1,104, or waiting to see how it shoots first? Let us know in the comments below.
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.357 Mag, .44Mag & 10MM were ALL 40k PSI calibers before the product liability lawyers got involved. Then Taurus brought out the "Raging B.S." and SAAMI wimped out on .454 Casull. Those were a 60K caliber when only Freedom Arms loaded ammo & built the guns.(Freedom Arms, blue & white striped boxes, marked F.A. Firearms ONLY)
And the Rugers were proofed with Casull proof loads, they can take it. But then, somebody decided that the crap from Taurus was suitable.......A poor joke, personified.
Personal input: A friend decided that his Taurus .44 Mag was as strong as my RedHawk, and loaded 6 of my reloads I shoot constantly in it.
After 6 shots, the Taurus wobbled & rattled; It had a tweaked crane !
As soon as it came back from them, he traded it off. My RedHawk has been shooting this same load (at minimum, 12,000 rounds) since 1985 ! I have a very early RedHawk & it's one of my favorite handguns. As much as I like 10MM, with the RedHawk, I don't have to chase brass....
Honestly with them being within $200-500 of a genuine Python makes it not worth it. It'll never have the collector value so the Piettas value will drop while the Pythons will only ever go up. It doesn't make sense to me.