Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Thompson Vietnam Commemorative

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. 2 ↗

Auto Ordnance Thompson, cal. 45 semiautomatic rifle, Vietnam Commemorative, S/Ns V0001- V1500, issued by the American Historical Foundation, Richmond VA.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Vietnam Commemorative”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns V0001- V1500”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1974–1999.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Auto-Ordnance Corp. for the American Historical Foundation
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.45 ACP
Made
c. 1974–1999production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Thompson submachine gun” ↗, years: Model 1927A1 semi-automatic produced by Auto-Ordnance of West Hurley, NY from 1974 to 1999
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: 1975–1999 → 1974–1999. Start aligned with West Hurley 1927A1 production (1974–1999); issue year of the commemorative itself not found

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Thompson submachine gun (base model shown for Thompson Vietnam Commemorative)
Shown: a Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun, not this semiautomatic Vietnam Commemorative rifle.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Campbell Thompson.jpg” by Hmaag, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Thompson submachine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Thompson submachine gun is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918. It was designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, although early models did not arrive in time for actual combat. The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, and the Republic of China; the FBI, previously an unarmed agency, adopted their use following the 1933 Kansas City massacre.