Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Forty-Niner Miner commemorative

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, Forty-Niner Miner, cal. .22.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: Colt Forty-Niner Miner commemorative
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1965.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ⁵
Manufacturer
Colt's FirearmsBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: outside reference ³
Action
OtherBasis: outside reference ⁴
Caliber
.22Basis: the ATF wording
Made
c. 1965production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹²
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 5 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Collectors Firearms (via store API): 49er Miner .22 LR Colt Frontier Scout commemorative revolver, "only 500 made in 1965"
  2. 2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Collectors Firearms (via store API): 49er Miner Commemorative, Colt Single Action Frontier Scout .22 LR revolver, "1965 issue", 500 made
  3. 3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, type: a Colt Single Action Frontier Scout revolver (handgun)
  4. 4. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action
  5. 5. 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

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Evidence passYears: 1969–1971 → 1965

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Historical context

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