C&R · IIIA · 030

Remington Cane Gun, Model 1

Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 80 ↗

Remington, Cane Gun, Model 1, cal. .22 rimfire.

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 80 ↗ · ATF original ↗

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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. rockislandauction.com ↗, years: RIA catalog: Thomas patent 1858 (percussion); rimfire cane guns made from about 1866 to 1888 in .22RF and .32RF
2. rockislandauction.com ↗, maker: E. Remington & Sons, Thomas patent
3. web.archive.org ↗, type: RIA (archived) lot 3165: E. Remington & Sons Thomas Patent rimfire cane gun, a gun built into a walking cane
4. web.archive.org ↗, action: cane gun: a single concealed barrel fired from the cane, no bolt/lever/self-loading mechanism
5. Wikipedia, “Remington Arms” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Remington Arms, former American weapon manufacturer (E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, New York)

Fact tags

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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

17 October 2026Data-trust reviewYears: 1858–1898 → 1866–1888. Rimfire (.22) cane guns date from c.1866; production ended by 1888, both inside the Section IIIA date limit (1898)

Image: U.S. Patent 19,328, “Improvement in cane-guns, sheet 1” by John F. Thomas, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.