Armas Erbi Auto-Burglar
Official wording
Armas Erbi S.C.I., model Auto-Burglar, cal. 20-gauge, break-open, smooth bore pistol.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1950–1988.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- Country
SpainBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Armas Erbi S.C.I.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- ShotgunBasis: no citation
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 20 gaugeBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1950–1988production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 82 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar” ↗, reference article: the Ithaca design this Spanish gun copies: a double-barrel shotgun with pistol grip and shortened barrels
- 2. thestalkingdirectory.co.uk ↗, years: forum post: Erbi (previously José A. Aldanondo) reportedly closed when DIARM collapsed in 1988; start year an estimate
- 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
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ithaca-auto-burglar.jpg” by ATF, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Auto & Burglar Gun was a US-made factory-built handgun that was commercially manufactured by configuring a standard double-barrel shotgun with a pistol grip, at first engraving and later stamping "Auto & Burglar Gun" on each side of the frame, and shortening the barrels to about 10" to 12.2" in length. A holster with a flap and a snap was available for purchase from Ithaca. It was outsourced to a leather company and was embossed with "Auto & Burglar" on it. They are also very rare and are infrequently seen for sale in any condition.