C&R · II · 208
Colt Police Positive, St. Louis P.D. #466
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, Police Positive revolver (1909), "St. L.P.D. #466" on butt, S/N 24466.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 24466”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1909.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- Not statedBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- S/N 24466 · c. 1909production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- 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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Colt Police Positive” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model)
- 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
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt.png” by Dake, CC BY-SA 1.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Police Positive”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber. A .22 caliber model was also offered. Designed primarily for sale to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies, the Police Positive was introduced into the firearms market by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1905.