Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Woodsman, experimental 10" barrel and stock

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 23 ↗

Colt, Model Woodsman, cal. .22 Long Rifle, semiautomatic pistol with an experimental 10" barrel and an experimental wooden detachable shoulder stock.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with an experimental 10" barrel and an experimental wooden detachable shoulder stock”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1915–1943.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.22 LR
Made
c. 1915–1943production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 23 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Colt Woodsman” ↗, years: made 1915–1977; first series 1915–1941; 'Woodsman' name from 1927
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
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Colt Woodsman (base model shown for Colt Woodsman, experimental 10" barrel and stock)
Shown: a First Series Colt Woodsman, not this experimental 10-inch, stocked pistol.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt Woodsman - First Series.jpg” by Bardbom, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

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

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Woodsman is a semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured by the U.S. Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1915 to 1977. It was designed by John Moses Browning. The frame design changed over time, in three distinct series: series one being 1915–1941, series two being 1947–1955, and series three being 1955–1977.