Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Officers Model .38, two listed serials

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, cal. .38 revolver, S/Ns 535472 and 585683.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns 535472 and 585683”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1927–1933.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁵
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other⁴
Caliber
.38
Made
S/Ns 535472 & 585683 · c. 1927–1933production; ATF states no date¹²³
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 7 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. oldcolt.com ↗, years
  2. oldcolt.com ↗, years: Old Colt pre-war Officers Model examples in the same series: .38 Special SN 529292 MFG 1928, SN 578215 MFG 1932, SN 620491 MFG 1937 (the separate low-number series is .22 LR)
  3. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, years: infobox production date 1904–1972 (consistent)
  4. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, action
  5. 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

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Evidence passYears: 1928–1938 → 1927–1933. Old Colt's Official Police ship-date table (numbers continued from Army Special) dates S/N 535472 to 1927 (513216–540000) and 585683 to 1933 (580000–586000); Old Colt's own pre-war .38 Officers Models (SN 529292 MFG 1928, 578215 MFG 1932, 620491 MFG 1937) show the .38 Officers Model numbered in that series

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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.