C&R · II · 020
Bayard Model 1923
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 ↗
Bayard, Model 1923 semiautomatic pistol, cal.’s 7.65mm or .380, Belgian manufacture.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Belgian manufacture”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1923–1940.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
BelgiumBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Anciens Établissements PieperBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.65mm, .380 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · 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. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: Unblinking Eye: the 1908 Bayard was "superceded by a newer model" in 1923, after which it was called the "Old Model Bayard"; end year 1940 is our estimate
- 2. littlegun.be ↗, years: littlegun.be: Anciens Ets Pieper "Pieper Bayard 1923 Cal. 7.65mm" and Bayard model 1924 in 32 ACP and 380 ACP
- 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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