Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IV · 029

English walking-stick gun, S/N IRS-3589

Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 82 ↗

Cane Gun, English walking stick, bamboo covered steel rifled barrel with horn handle, cal. .38 Centerfire, S/N IRS-3589.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with horn handle”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N IRS-3589”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1870–1945.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

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Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Not stated
Type
Other
Action
Other
Caliber
.38 Centerfire
Made
S/N IRS-3589 only · c. 1870–1945production; ATF states no date
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 82 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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Historical context

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Summary: Wikipedia, “Cane gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

A cane gun is a walking cane with a hidden gun built into it. Cane guns are sometimes mistaken for similar-looking "poacher's guns".