![]() In Season 2 Episode 2, Bloodletting, Rick hands his Python off to Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) to take on a dangerous mission with Shane for medical supplies for Carl. ![]() Of note is that when Grimes fires the gun in a very tight, enclosed space (in this case, inside a tank), it actually severely disorients him and hurts his hearing, unlike most movies or shows that have people firing guns indoors or in other enclosed spaces without being fazed. Rick once again fires it as the group flee the CDC in Season 1 Episode 6, TS-19. He also briefly wields it in Season 1 Episode 5, Wildfire. He so far has used it the most in the pilot episode but has carried it through every episode so far and has fired it at least twice since, once in the attack in Season 1 Episode 4, Vatosas well as drawn it multiple times. 357 Magnum revolver as his duty sidearm in the series. And he’s going to do whatever it takes to destroy Negan and the Saviors to protect the people he loves.If you are looking for the gallery, see Colt Python Gallery.ĭeputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) carries a six-inch barreled Colt Python. Sheriff Rick is back in The Walking Dead world. With the Colt back in his hands his confidence returned. When he saw Daryl back with the group and Daryl returned his Python to him it changed everything for Rick. Rick went to Hilltop with the others knowing that they needed to fight Negan, but he didn’t seem confident about it. He knew that Rick needed it in order to find his strength and resolve again. But he did take the time to grab the Python. When Daryl escaped from Sanctuary he didn’t waste time stopping and looking the crossbow, his signature weapon. The last time the Python was seen Fat Joey had it at Sanctuary. ![]() And the sheriff stumbled in his resolve because it was the first time since this started that he couldn’t protect the people he loved. Just like a good portion of everything that the Alexandrians had. ![]() The Python became the property of the Saviors. And Rick was forced to watch helplessly as Glenn and Abe died, unable to defend them. When Simon took the Python it symbolized Rick becoming powerless in the face of an evil that he had never faced before. Rick losing the Python was symbolic of Rick no longer being in control and losing that innate righteousness that kept him going.Įverything that Rick does is motivated by the desire to protect the people he loves. In the Season 6 season finale, “Last Day On Earth” Rick’s Colt Python was taken by Simon when the group was trapped in the forest by the Saviors. In this world everyone is a hero and a bad guy. And the bad guys are any people who are trying to stop that from happening. The hero is the person still standing at the end of the day. Everyone has had to compromise their old beliefs at some point just to survive. Even if that meant his own death.īut in the new world now there is only gray. He was willing to fight for what was right. There was good and evil, black and white without many shades of gray. Rick’s world was a place where the rules were clear. The gun represents the Rick Grimes from the old world.īefore he was broken by Negan and had to face the darkness of the new post-apocalyptic world Rick was the quintessential hero. It’s become a symbol of the fighting spirit that Rick has had throughout the show. Over the course of the show that Colt Python has become more than just a signature weapon. It’s probably the gun he’s the most comfortable with and has used the most. So, it makes sense that Rick prefers to use that gun most of the time. The Colt Python was the standard issue duty weapon for the Georgia State Patrol. He’s had it from the first very episode and it’s been seen on screen more than any other weapon. Each member of Team Family has some iconic symbol that represents them. The iconic gun symbolizes a lot for Rick and the group. By Sonya Iryna 6 years ago The sheriff is back in town on The Walking Dead thanks to that trusty Colt Python.
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