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

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. 7 ↗

Colt, New Police revolvers, cal. .32 Colt, S/Ns 1 through 49,500.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns 1 through 49,500”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1896–1907.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other²
Caliber
.32 Colt
Made
S/Ns 1–49500 · c. 1896–1907production; ATF states no date³
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 7 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “Colt New Police Revolver” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
  2. Wikipedia, “Colt New Police Revolver” ↗, action: infobox action Double-action revolver
  3. Wikipedia, “Colt New Police Revolver” ↗, years: infobox production date 1896 to 1907
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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Historical context

Colt New Police

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt New Police 32 Revolver-NMAH-AHB2015q021081.jpg” by The Smithsonian Institution, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt New Police Revolver”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt New Police was a double-action, six-shot revolver. This gun was chambered in the .32 New Police, which is very similar to the .32 S&W Long. In addition to the .32 New Police cartridge, the revolver was available in 32 Colt.