C&R · III · 014
Chinese Mauser C96 copies, 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 ↗
Chinese mfd. copies of the Mauser Model 1896, semiautomatic pistol, produced prior to 1945, any cal., accompanied by original Chinese mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stocks.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Chinese mfd. copies of the Mauser Model 1896”
- ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by original Chinese mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stocks”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1944 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “produced prior to 1945”
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, “Mauser C96” ↗, maker: Wikipedia: manufacturers include Taiyuan Arsenal, Taku Naval Arsenal and Hanyang Arsenal (China); C96 copies "mostly produced locally in various arsenals"
- 2. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years: Chinese copies made during the Warlord era (e.g. the Shanxi Type 17 at Taiyuan); ATF limits the end (prior to 1945); the 1915 start 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Mauser C96”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.