C&R · II · 053
Budischowsky TP70, S/N DB1
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 ↗
Budischowsky, Model TP70, semiautomatic pistol, cal. .25 ACP, with custom S/N DB1.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with custom S/N DB1”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1970–1985.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Edgar BudischowskyBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serial only · c. 1970–1985production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- 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: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “TP-70” ↗, maker: designed by West German Edgar Budischowsky; made by Korriphila (Ulm), Budischowsky-Waffen (1972–74), later Norton (USA)
- 2. Wikipedia, “TP-70” ↗, years: markings documented 1970 through the 1970s
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.
Summary: Wikipedia, “TP-70”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The TP-70, or TP 70, was a double-action pocket pistol in .22 lr and .25 ACP calibre, designed by West German firearm designer Edgar Budischowsky, based on an amalgamation of Colt and Walther designs. It was initially produced as TP 70 by Korriphila in Ulm, and later produced by Norton Armaments of Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the TP-70, or "Budischowsky" from 1973-1977; the Michigan models were of better quality than later models made in Florida and Utah.