C&R · II · 174
Colt National Match
Section II in the April 2018 edition; not in the April 2025 list
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2018 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 7 ↗
Colt, National Match semiautomatic pistols, all S/Ns, in original configuration.
What this entry requires
- INFOListed through April 2018; not in the April 2025 list.
- ATF REQUIRESIn original configuration (ATF wording)ATF: “in original configuration”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1932–1942.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ³- Manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .45 ACPBasis: outside reference ²
- Made
- All serial numbers · c. 1932–1942production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2018 edition · Section II · PDF p. 7 ↗ · 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: Old Colt, Colt Pre-War National Match: "In January of 1932 Colt first introduced the National Match model in their catalog"; "The pre-war units were manufactured until 1942"; under 3,000 made
- 2. oldcolt.com ↗, calibers: Old Colt pre-war National Match examples are all 45ACP (C164494 MFG 1932 … C194648 MFG 1940)
- 3. 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
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Evidence passYears: 1932–1941 → 1932–1942. Old Colt's pre-war National Match page: introduced in Colt's catalog in January 1932, "manufactured until 1942"; Scope stays the pre-war Colt National Match
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1911 and M1911A1 pistols.JPG” by Dkamm at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M1911 pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Colt M1911 is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered primarily for the .45 ACP cartridge.