C&R · III · 008
Bergmann Mars Model 1903, with stock
Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 23 ↗
Bergmann Mars, Model 1903, self-loading pistol, with accompanying shoulder stock.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with accompanying shoulder stock”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1903–1907.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 23 ↗ · 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, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, general: Model 1903 Mars, 9×23mm Bergmann; Spanish Army adopted it in 1905; Bergmann sold the patents to Pieper, which made it as the Bergmann-Bayard from 1908
- 2. Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, service: adopted by the Spanish Army (Modelo 1905)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, country: infobox origin German Empire
- 4. Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, action: infobox type Semi-automatic pistol (short recoil, locked breech)
- 5. Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, calibers: "chambered for the 9×23mm Largo cartridge" (9×23mm Bergmann, the same round as 9mm Bergmann-Bayard)
- 6. Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): "officially designated as the Model 1903 Mars"; Schilling of Suhl made it for Bergmann until Krieghoff bought Schilling shortly after the 1905 Spanish contract, then the patents went to Pieper; end year 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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
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Summary: Wikipedia, “Bergmann Mars”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Bergmann Mars, officially designated as the Model 1903 Mars, was Theodor Bergmann's first successful military pistol design, with the Spanish Army adopting it in 1905. The pistol is chambered for the 9×23mm Largo cartridge and features a locked breech based on a contemporary machine gun design also made by Bergmann.