Python Revolver
The Python is a high-damage revolver with excellent accuracy, one of the strongest sidearms in the game.
Crafting one takes 3× Metal Pipe, 1× Metal Spring, 10× High Quality Metal at a Workbench Lvl 2. It fires Pistol Bullet, HV Pistol Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into Metal Pipe, High Quality Metal. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 74 skins exist for it, topped by Smoking Python.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 Pistol Bullet | Standard pistol round. |
 HV Pistol Ammo | Higher velocity, flatter trajectory. |
 Incendiary Pistol Bullet | Starts fires; reduced direct damage. |
Compatible Attachments
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 Metal Pipe | ×1 |
 High Quality Metal | ×4 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(20%) |
 Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| High Quality Metal | ×6 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(80%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Full Python Revolver recycling breakdown →Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×4 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Python Revolver Skins
All skins →74 skins are listed, from $0.49 to $12.74, with a median of $0.78. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-11-03.
| Skin | DMarket | Steam Market | CS.Deals | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chemical Burn Python | $0.75 | $0.78 | $0.49 | $0.56 | $0.49 |
 Lowpoly Python | $0.62 | $0.81 | $0.53 | $1.00 | $0.53 |
 Wasteland Python | $0.53 | $0.85 | $0.61 | $0.66 | $0.53 |
 Hare Trigger Python | $0.61 | $0.84 | $0.55 | — | $0.55 |
 Obsidian Python | $0.65 | $0.86 | $0.56 | $0.61 | $0.56 |
 Solar Python | $0.75 | $0.76 | $0.56 | — | $0.56 |
 Jungle Bite Python | $0.57 | $0.90 | $1.98 | $0.63 | $0.57 |
 Pythonized Python | $0.59 | $0.84 | $0.57 | $0.59 | $0.57 |
 Ditto Python | $0.66 | $0.82 | $0.58 | $0.67 | $0.58 |
 Shards Python | $0.67 | $0.84 | $0.99 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Squadron Python | $0.67 | $0.81 | $1.99 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Metal Beast Python | $0.63 | $0.86 | $0.59 | $0.60 | $0.59 |
 Reptile Python | $0.64 | $0.86 | — | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Royal Python | $0.63 | $0.85 | $0.59 | $0.62 | $0.59 |
 Noir Python | $0.64 | $0.85 | $0.60 | $0.61 | $0.60 |
 Python Python | $0.61 | $0.85 | $1.34 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
 Gingerbread Python | $0.69 | $0.82 | $0.61 | $0.67 | $0.61 |
 Bullseye Python | $0.61 | $0.78 | $2.00 | $1.09 | $0.61 |
 Punk Python | $0.96 | $0.94 | $0.61 | $1.19 | $0.61 |
 Black Ops Python | $0.67 | $0.86 | $0.62 | $0.63 | $0.62 |
 Star Python | $0.62 | $0.84 | $0.64 | $1.87 | $0.62 |
 Reflector Python | $0.84 | $0.88 | $0.70 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
 Peacemaker Python | $0.64 | $0.82 | $0.69 | $0.93 | $0.64 |
 Metalhead Python | $0.75 | $1.04 | $0.65 | — | $0.65 |
 El Diablo Python | $0.88 | $0.92 | $0.76 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
 Neo Soul Python | $0.79 | $0.93 | $0.67 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
 Trausi's Python | $0.79 | $0.85 | $0.66 | — | $0.66 |
 Aviator Python | $0.95 | $0.85 | $0.67 | $0.89 | $0.67 |
 Necromancer Python | $1.50 | $0.97 | $0.67 | $0.95 | $0.67 |
 Warstory Python | $0.69 | $0.81 | $0.70 | — | $0.69 |
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