Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Borchardt C93 with shoulder stock

Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 64 ↗

Borchardt, Model 1893, cal. 7.63mm, pistol with accompanying shoulder stock.

Applies only with the accompanying shoulder stock. ATF lists cal. 7.63mm; this is the 7.63mm Borchardt cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with accompanying shoulder stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
  • INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Germany⁴
Manufacturer
Ludwig Loewe & Co.; DWM, Berlin²
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto³
Caliber
7.63mm Borchardt
Made
1893–1898ATF: made in 1898 or earlier; start year approximate¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 64 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Borchardt C-93” ↗, years: designed 1893; production 1893–1902
  2. Wikipedia, “Borchardt C-93” ↗, maker: about 1,100 made by Ludwig Loewe & Co., Berlin, nearly 2,000 more by DWM
  3. Wikipedia, “Borchardt C-93” ↗, action: semi-automatic toggle-action pistol
  4. Wikipedia, “Borchardt C-93” ↗, country: infobox origin German Empire; made by Ludwig Loewe & Company, Berlin.
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

Borchardt C-93 (base model shown for Borchardt C93 with shoulder stock)
Shown: the Borchardt C-93 pistol alone, without the shoulder stock this entry requires.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “C-93 cropped.png” by Mike Johnstown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Borchardt C-93”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Borchardt C93 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893.