C&R · II · 209
Colt Pony Express Centennial
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. 8 ↗
Colt, Pony Express Centennial, cal. .22.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Pony Express Centennial”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1960–1961.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Colt's FirearmsBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ¹
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 8 ↗ · 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. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, type: .22 LR caliber Colt Frontier Scout commemorative revolver
- 2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: only 1007 made in 1961
- 3. nps.gov ↗, years: NPS: the centennial association's 1960 re-ride (July 19–28, 1960); one thousand Colt Special Edition Centennial Revolvers were produced and sold to riders
- 4. web.archive.org ↗, years: Blue Book model "1961 Pony Express Centennial Frontier Scout", S/Ns 1W–550W, 1E–500E
- 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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