C&R · II · 204
Colt Pocket Positive
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, Pocket Positive revolver, cal. .32.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1905–1940.
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
- .32Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1905–1940production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 7 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Colt's Manufacturing Company” ↗, country: Colt's Manufacturing Company: American maker, hq Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.; incorporated at Hartford in 1855 as Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
- 2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action: Colt Pocket Positive .32 Police caliber revolver
- 3. oldcolt.com ↗, years: ship-date table runs 1905 (30000) to 1940 (159000–160000)
- 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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