C&R · II · 049
Browning 10/71, Renaissance engraved
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, “Renaissance” Model 10/71 engraved semiautomatic pistols, cal. .380.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: ““Renaissance” Model 10/71 engraved semiautomatic pistols”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1971–1974.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
BelgiumBasis: outside reference ³- Manufacturer
- Fabrique Nationale for BrowningBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .380 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. browning.com ↗, years: maker's record: "The Model 71, 380 Auto pistol was introduced in 1971 and was discontinued in 1974" (Renaissance is an engraving grade of this model, which ATF names as the Model 10/71)
- 2. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: RIA lot 1556: Factory Engraved Belgian Browning Renaissance Model 1971, .380 ACP, S/N 74N26737, "Manufactured in 1974"
- 3. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, country: RIA lot 1556: "Belgian Browning Renaissance Model 1971" with Liege proofs on slide and barrel
- 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: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Evidence passYears: 1971–1975 → 1971–1974. Browning's date-your-firearm page: the Model 71 .380 Auto pistol was introduced in 1971 and discontinued in 1974
Historical context

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Browning 1910 (6971783833).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “FN Model 1910”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The FN Model 1910 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium.