Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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S&W Model 544, Texas Wagon Train

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. 17 ↗

Smith & Wesson, Model 544 "Texas Wagon Train Commemorative", cal. .44/40, double action revolvers, having S/Ns with a “TWT” prefix, 5,000 total number produced.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Model 544 "Texas Wagon Train Commemorative"”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “having S/Ns with a “TWT” prefix, 5,000 total number produced”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1986.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Smith & WessonBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
OtherBasis: no citation
Caliber
.44-40 WCFBasis: the ATF wording
Made
“TWT” serial prefix · c. 1986production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 17 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: Model 544 Texas Wagon Train "Chambered in 44/40 introduced 1986 … a total of 4,782 manufactured"
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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