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

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 “Courier” double action revolver, cal. .32, with 3-inch barrel.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 3-inch barrel”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1953–1956.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁴
Manufacturer
Colt's Firearms
Type
Pistol
Action
Other⁵
Caliber
.32 Colt New Police³
Made
c. 1953–1956production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Commercial
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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
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Colt Courier .32 Colt New Police, 3" barrel, alloy cylinder, made 1953–1956 only
  2. legacy-collectibles.com ↗, years: Courier, year 1953-56
  3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, calibers: .32 Colt New Police
  4. Wikipedia, “Colt's Manufacturing Company” ↗, country: Colt's Manufacturing Company: American maker, hq Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.; incorporated at Hartford in 1855 as Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
  5. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action: Colt Courier .32 Colt New Police caliber revolver (ATF: 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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewCalibers: .32 → .32 Colt New Police. .32 Colt New Police

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Historical context

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