C&R · II · 065
Colt Abilene (Kansas Cow Town)
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 4 ↗
Colt, Abilene, cal. .22 (Kansas City-Cow Town).
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: Colt Abilene (Kansas Cow Town)
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1966.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ³
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 4 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: RIA lot 1658 (Supica Collection), A) Colt Frontier Scout Abilene Commemorative, S/N 1KA, 22 LR: "Issued in 1966"
- 2. web.archive.org ↗, years: RIA (archived) Kansas Series Abilene Commemorative Frontier Scout: "Manufactured c. 1966"
- 3. web.archive.org ↗, type: RIA details: Model Frontier Scout, Type Revolver, 22 LR
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1967 → 1966. Two Rock Island Auction records (lot 1658 "Issued in 1966"; archived detail "Manufactured c. 1966") date the Abilene Kansas Cowtown issue to 1966
Historical context
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