C&R · II · 169
Colt Marshal
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 “Marshal” double action revolver, cal. .38 Special, 2-inch and 4-inch barrels.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “2-inch and 4-inch barrels”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1954–1956.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 6 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- 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. oldcolt.com ↗, years: Marshal Model S/Ns 833352–845317 with M suffix, 2500 or less made 1954–1956
- 2. 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
- 3. Wikipedia, “Colt Official Police” ↗, action: Marshal is a listed Official Police variant (2" and 4" barrels); infobox action Double-action
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
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