Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Officers Model, 1904–1930

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, Officers Model (1904-1930), cal. .38, revolver.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1904–1930 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “1904-1930”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
OtherBasis: outside reference ²
Caliber
.38Basis: the ATF wording
Made
1904–1930Basis: the ATF wording
Service
Commercial

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. 1. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, country
  2. 2. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, action: infobox action 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
None

Historical context

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Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Officer's Model is a double-action revolver with a medium frame, produced between 1904 and 1972 and which was mainly focused on sport shooting and of which four variants stand out: Officer's Model Target, Officer's Model Target Rimfire, Officer's Model Special and Officer's Model Match.