C&R · II · 242
Coston line-throwing gun
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. 8 ↗
Coston Supply Co., Coston Line Throwing Gun, cal. .45-70, S/N 447.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 447”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1880–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 8 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. jamesdjulia.com ↗, type: James D. Julia, Spring 2004 lot 1495C: "SPRINGFIELD 1873 TRAPDOOR LINE THROWING GUN. Cal 45-70 blank", a line gun with 14" smooth bore barrel in a cut-down stock
- 2. jamesdjulia.com ↗, action
- 3. jamesdjulia.com ↗, country: "line gun by the Coston Supply Co., of New York"
- 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
- None
Historical context
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