Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Model 1900

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. 6 ↗

Colt, Model 1900 semiautomatic pistol, cal. .38, in original configuration.

ATF lists cal. .38; this is the .38 ACP cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESIn original configuration (ATF wording)ATF: “in original configuration”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1900–1902.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.38 ACP
Made
1900–1902production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 6 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “Colt M1900” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
  2. Wikipedia, “Colt M1900” ↗, years: infobox production date 1900–1902
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

  1. Evidence passYears: 1900–1903 → 1900–1902. Wikipedia infobox production 1900–1902

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Historical context

Colt Model 1900

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Pistol US Colt M1900 (10193185426) (cropped).jpg” by Naval History & Heritage Command from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt M1900”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP.