C&R · II · 248
Czechoslovak vz. 54 sniper rifle
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. 9 ↗
Czechoslovakian, VZ-54 sniper rifle, manufactured from 1954 through 1957, cal. 7.62 x 54R, all S/Ns with scope mount and 2.5 power telescope.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with scope mount and 2.5 power telescope”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1954–1957 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “manufactured from 1954 through 1957”
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 9 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- 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. Wikipedia, “Vz. 54” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer: Czechoslovakia (state production); designer Otakar Galaš / Považské strojírny
- 2. Wikipedia, “Vz. 54” ↗, action: infobox action: bolt-action (Mosin-Nagant-derived)
- 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
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Rifle vz. 54.jpg” by Petrtlach, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Vz. 54”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
vz. 54 is a Czechoslovak bolt-action sniper rifle chambered in 7.62×54mmR.