Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Browning Medalist, Gold Line & Renaissance

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. 3 ↗

Browning FN, Medalist Gold Line and "Renaissance" engraved semiautomatic pistols, cal. .22.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Medalist Gold Line and "Renaissance" engraved semiautomatic pistols”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1962–1974.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
BelgiumBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Fabrique Nationale for BrowningBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
Caliber
.22Basis: the ATF wording
Made
1962–1974production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹²
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. browning.com ↗, years: Browning (manufacturer) dating page: the Medalist .22 "was introduced in 1962 and ceased production in 1974"
  2. 2. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: RIA lots 714/716: Renaissance Grade Medalist manufactured 1971 (one of 382); Medalist Gold Line manufactured 1964 (one of 407)
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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