Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IV · 043

Hovea M/49

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. 83 ↗

Danish HOVA M1949, cal. 9mm Parabellum, produced in Denmark.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “produced in Denmark”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1950–1952.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Denmark
Manufacturer
Danish state arsenal, Copenhagen (Husqvarna licence)²³
Type
SMG⁴
Action
Select-fire / auto⁵
Caliber
9mm Parabellum
Made
c. 1950–1952production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 83 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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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. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years
  2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, maker: "production licensed to a Danish state firm in Copenhagen"
  3. modernfirearms.net ↗, maker: Modern Firearms: "Manufacturing license was purchased and production set up at state arsenal in Copenhagen"; developed by Husqvarna in Sweden
  4. modernfirearms.net ↗, type: "Hovea M1949 submachine gun", a simple open-bolt blowback weapon
  5. modernfirearms.net ↗, action: "fires from open bolt, in full automatic mode only" (IMFDB reportedly lists semi and full auto; either way Select-fire / auto)
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
3 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Evidence passYears: 1949–1955 → 1950–1952. Forgotten Weapons: 750 made in 1950 and the main run of 15,000 in 1952 (adopted 1949)
  3. Evidence passMaker: Dansk Industri Syndikat → Danish state arsenal, Copenhagen (Husqvarna licence). Forgotten Weapons and Modern Firearms both put licensed production at a state arsenal/firm in Copenhagen, not the private Dansk Industri Syndikat

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

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