Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Officers Model .22, 1930–1949

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 (1930-1949), cal. .22, revolver.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1930–1949 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “1930-1949”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other²
Caliber
.22
Made
1930–1949
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 Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, country
  2. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, action: infobox action double-action (revolver)
Fact tags
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Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Historical context

Colt Officer's Model (revolver) (base model shown for Colt Officers Model .22, 1930–1949)
Shown: a Colt Officers Model Match in .22 LR, not the 1930–1949 .22 Officers Model.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt Officers Model Match .22LR-2.jpg” by NS777, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

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

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.