Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt General Meade Pennsylvania Campaign

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, General George Meade, Pennsylvania Campaign, cal.’s .22 and .45.

ATF lists cal. .45; this is the .45 Colt cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: Colt General Meade Pennsylvania Campaign
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1965–1966.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁵
Manufacturer
Colt's Firearms
Type
Pistol³
Action
Other⁴
Caliber
.22, .45 Colt
Made
c. 1965–1966production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Commercial
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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. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Collectors Firearms (via store API): General Meade Campaign Commemorative, Colt Frontier Scout .22 LR revolver, "1965 issue", 1,197 made
  2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Collectors Firearms (via store API): Colt Single Action Army .45 LC General Meade Commemorative, "1966 issue", only 200 made
  3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, type: Colt Single Action Army .45 LC revolver; the .22 is a Frontier Scout revolver (com1536)
  4. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action
  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: 1963–1966 → 1965–1966

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Historical context

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