C&R · II · 253
Dreyse pistols, all calibers
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 ↗
Dreyse, semiautomatic pistols, all cal.’s.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1907–1915.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Rheinische Metallwaren- und Maschinenfabrik, SömmerdaBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1907–1915production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- Service
- Military
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Dreyse M1907” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): infobox production date 1907–1915 (Wood, Gun Digest Book of Automatic Pistols)
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1907–1918 → 1907–1915. Wikipedia infobox production 1907–1915 (Wood)
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Dreyse m1907.JPG” by Spencerpklein at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Dreyse M1907”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Dreyse Model 1907 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Louis Schmeisser. The gun was named after Nikolaus von Dreyse, the designer and inventor of the Dreyse Needle Gun. The Waffenfabrik von Dreyse company was acquired by Rheinische Metallwaren & Maschinenfabrik Sömmerda in 1901, although the Dreyse Model pistols were marketed under the Dreyse name.