C&R · IV · 012
Schwarzlose M1905 & M1907/12
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 82 ↗
Austrian, Swartzlose machinegun, Model 1905 and 1907/1912, cal. 8mm.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1905–1918.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Austria (Austria-Hungary)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Œ.W.G., SteyrBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 8mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1905–1918production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ²
- Service
- Military
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Schwarzlose machine gun” ↗, maker: 'First produced in 1905 by Steyr'; infobox manufacturer Steyr (Œ.W.G.).
- 2. Wikipedia, “Schwarzlose machine gun” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): 'First produced in 1905 by Steyr'; infobox production 1905–1940. Start sourced; the 1918 end (Austria-Hungary) is our 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, “1907 MG M System Schwarzlose 8mm.jpg” by OlliFoolish, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Schwarzlose machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. A simple and robust design, it remained in use with the Italian and Hungarian armies until the end of World War II.