Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IV · 031

Chinese copy of the U.S. 60mm mortar

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 ↗

Chinese, mfd. copy of the U.S. 60mm mortar, mfd. prior to 1946.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1946”
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
China
Manufacturer
Not stated (Chinese manufacture)
Type
Cannon
Action
Other
Caliber
60mm
Made
Before 1946¹
Service
Military
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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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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “M2 mortar” ↗, years (estimate: derived from related facts)
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Evidence passMaker: Chinese arsenals → Not stated (Chinese manufacture)

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

M2 mortar (base model shown for Chinese copy of the U.S. 60mm mortar)
Shown: a U.S. M2 60mm mortar, not this Chinese-made copy.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M2-Mortar.jpg” by Curiosandrelics, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “M2 mortar”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The M2 mortar is a 60 millimeter smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support.