Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt SAA, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show

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, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show single action army, cal. .45.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: Colt SAA, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1983.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁵
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol³
Action
Other⁴
Caliber
.45 Colt²
Made
1983production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 4 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Buffalo Bill Centennial Commemorative, 1983 issue, Colt Single Action Army .45 LC
  2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, calibers: .45 LC
  3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, type: Collectors Firearms: Buffalo Bill Centennial Commemorative 1983 issue, "Colt Single Action Army .45 LC caliber revolver"
  4. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action: single action revolver
  5. Wikipedia, “Colt's Manufacturing Company” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Colt's Manufacturing Company, American firearms manufacturer, headquarters Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewCalibers: .45 → .45 Colt. .45 Colt (.45 LC) per the 1983 issue

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Historical context

Colt Single Action Army (base model shown for Colt SAA, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show)
Shown: the base Colt Single Action Army, not the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show edition.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “1956prime2.jpg” by Mike Cumpston, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Single Action Army”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the standard-issued revolver of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.