Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
The C&R RegisterA finding aid to the ATF Curios or Relics List, for Type 03 collectors
C&R · II · 221

Colt Single Action Army, 2nd Generation

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, Single Action Army (2nd Generation) revolvers, having S/Ns from 0001SA to 82000SA, all cal.s, made between 1956 and 1976.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “having S/Ns from 0001SA to 82000SA”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1956–1976 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “made between 1956 and 1976”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other²
Caliber
All calibers
Made
1956–1976
Service
Commercial
Search listings ↗Check a specific gunReport an error ↗

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: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Colt Single Action Army” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; 'Second generation (1956–1974)' section covers this series (0001SA–73,205SA)
  2. Wikipedia, “Colt Single Action Army” ↗, action: second-generation SAA is the same single-action revolver (infobox action: single-action revolver)
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

Colt Single Action Army (base model shown for Colt Single Action Army, 2nd Generation)
Shown: a Colt Single Action Army, not necessarily a 2nd Generation revolver.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “1956prime2.jpg” by Mike Cumpston, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Single Action Army”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the standard-issued revolver of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.