Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Chinese Type 51 & Type 54 (Tokarev)

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 ↗

Chinese Communist, types 51 and 54 (Tokarev) pistols, cal. 7.62mm.

ATF lists cal. 7.62mm; this is the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1951–1980.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
China
Manufacturer
Chinese state arsenals⁴
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.62×25mm²
Made
c. 1951–1980production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Type 54 pistol” ↗, years: Type 51 adopted 1951; renamed Type 54 in 1954
  2. Wikipedia, “Type 54 pistol” ↗, calibers: 7.62×25mm Tokarev copy
  3. Wikipedia, “Type 54 pistol” ↗, service: used by the People's Liberation Army
  4. Wikipedia, “Type 54 pistol” ↗, maker: Wikipedia: Type 51 "produced in Shenyang's Factory 66"; Type 54 manufacturer Norinco (state arsenals)
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
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

TT pistol (base model shown for Chinese Type 51 & Type 54 (Tokarev))
Shown: a Soviet Tokarev TT-33, not the Chinese Type 51 or Type 54 copy.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “TT pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The TT-30, commonly known simply as the TT or Tokarev, is a semi-automatic pistol designed and produced in the Soviet Union. The TT was designed by Fedor Tokarev and served as the service pistol of the Soviet Armed Forces and Militsiya from 1931 to 1951.