C&R · II · 256
Erma EL 24 .22 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 ↗
Erma-Werke, Model EL 24, cal. .22, rifle, mfd. prior to 1946.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1946”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Erfurter Maschinenfabrik (ERMA)Basis: outside reference ²
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Before 1946Basis: estimate
- 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 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Erma Werke” ↗, service: EL 24 subcaliber barrel-insert training devices for infantry rifles such as the Karabiner 98
- 2. Wikipedia, “Erma Werke” ↗, maker: Erfurter Maschinenfabrik (ERMA), Erfurt
- 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
- 4 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewSearch aliases updated
- Data-trust reviewService: Commercial → Military. Wikipedia describes the EL 24 as a military training device for the Karabiner 98 and Steyr M1895
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: Erma Werke → none. Erma Werke is about the Erma company (lead image is an MP 40), not this model
Historical context
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.