Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Colt Woodsman Match Target, First Model

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, Woodsman, First Model Match Target, cal. .22, semiautomatic pistols mfd. in or before 1944, and having S/Ns MT1 through MT15100.

ATF lists cal. .22; this is the .22 Long Rifle cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “having S/Ns MT1 through MT15100”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1944 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. in or before 1944”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.22 LR
Made
1944 or earlier¹
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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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Colt introduced the Match Target Woodsman in 1938, own serial series MT1 continuing until 1944 (MT16611)
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 Woodsman (base model shown for Colt Woodsman Match Target, First Model)
Shown: a First Series Colt Woodsman, not the First Model Match Target.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt Woodsman - First Series.jpg” by Bardbom, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

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

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Colt Woodsman is a semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured by the U.S. Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1915 to 1977. It was designed by John Moses Browning. The frame design changed over time, in three distinct series: series one being 1915–1941, series two being 1947–1955, and series three being 1955–1977.