C&R · II · 068
Colt Age of Flight 75th Anniversary
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, Age of Flight 75th Anniversary semiautomatic pistols, cal. .45.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Age of Flight 75th Anniversary semiautomatic pistols”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1978.
Editorial facts · Our research
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. Wikipedia, “Wright brothers” ↗, years (estimate: derived from related facts)
- 2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): "1 of 500 built on nickel series 70"; Wikipedia M1911 dates the Mk IV Series 70 1970–1983
- 3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action: a Colt Government Model (Series 70) semi-automatic pistol
- 4. Wikipedia, “Colt's Manufacturing Company” ↗, country: American firearms manufacturer headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. (the maker ATF names)
- 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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Evidence passYears: 1975–1995 → 1978
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1911 and M1911A1 pistols.JPG” by Dkamm at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M1911 pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Colt M1911 is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered primarily for the .45 ACP cartridge.
