Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Peacemaker Buntline, “Right to Keep and Bear Arms”

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, "The Right to Keep and Bear Arms" commemorative, cal. .22, Peacemaker Buntline, single action revolver having a 7-1/2" barrel with the inscription, "The Right to Keep and Bear Arms" inscribed on the barrel and a S/N range of G0001RB - G3000RB.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “"The Right to Keep and Bear Arms" commemorative”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “inscribed on the barrel and a S/N range of G0001RB - G3000RB”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a 7-1/2" barrel with the inscription”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N range of G0001RB - G3000RB”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1977.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.22²
Made
c. 1977production; 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. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: 2nd Amendment Commemorative, Colt Peacemaker Buntline .22 LR, 1977 issue, 3,020 made
  2. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, calibers: .22 LR
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1975–1977 → 1977. Dealer listing: 1977 issue, 3,020 made

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