C&R · II · 092
Colt California Bicentennial
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, California Bicentennial, cal. .22.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “California Bicentennial”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1969.
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. web.archive.org ↗, years: LSB Auctions (archived): California Bicentennial 1769-1969 Frontier Scout, run of 5000, Year of Manufacture 1969; barrel "1769- California Bicentennial -1969"
- 2. web.archive.org ↗, years: RIA (archived) lot: "C) 1969 California Bicentennial Colt Frontier Scout Revolver", Type Revolver, 22 LR
- 3. web.archive.org ↗, type: Action Type: Single-Action Revolver with a 6-Round Side-Loaded Cylinder
- 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: 1970 → 1969. LSB Auctions and Rock Island Auction both date the California Bicentennial Frontier Scout (barrel marked 1769–1969) to 1969
Historical context
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