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

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 23 ↗

Colt, Officers Model, cal. .38 Special, double action revolver, with 6" barrel and a detachable, experimental skeleton shoulder stock and holster combination.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 6" barrel and a detachable, experimental skeleton shoulder stock and holster combination”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1904–1949.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.38 Special
Made
c. 1904–1949production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 23 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Colt Officer's Model (revolver)” ↗, years: double-action revolver produced 1904–1972
Fact tags
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  • 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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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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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.