Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Python, U.A.E. crest presentation

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, Python Revolver, cal. .357 Magnum, engraved and inlaid with the Crest of the United Arab Emirates.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “engraved and inlaid with the Crest of the United Arab Emirates”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1955–2005.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.357 Magnum
Made
c. 1955–2005production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 8 ↗ · 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 Python” ↗, years
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
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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

Colt Python (base model shown for Colt Python, U.A.E. crest presentation)
Shown: the base Colt Python, not the U.A.E. crest presentation revolver.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt-Python.jpg” by The original uploader was Jeff Dean at German Wikipedia., Attribution. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Python”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Python is a double action/single action revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. It was first introduced in 1955 by the Colt's Manufacturing Company.