Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt New Army & Navy, 1899–1907

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. 5 ↗

Colt, DA, cal. .38, New Army and Navy Revolver, made from 1899 to 1907.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1899–1907 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “made from 1899 to 1907”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
OtherBasis: outside reference ²
Caliber
.38Basis: the ATF wording
Made
1899–1907Basis: the ATF wording
Service
Military

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 5 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. Wikipedia, “Colt M1892” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Colt M1892 (New Army and Navy) origin United States, manufacturer Colt
  2. 2. Wikipedia, “Colt M1892” ↗, action: double action revolver
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
None

Historical context

Colt New Army & Navy, 1899–1907

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt M1892 revolver SPAR1876.jpg” by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt M1892”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt M1892 Navy and Army was the first general issue double-action revolver with a swing out cylinder used by the United States military.