C&R · II · 258
Langenhan 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 ↗
F.L., Langenhan, semiautomatic pistols, all cal.’s.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1914–1928.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Fritz Langenhan, Zella-MehlisBasis: outside reference ³
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1914–1928production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference 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 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: Model I from late 1914 to end of WWI; Models II/III c. 1919/20 to c. 1928
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, service: 95–98% of the 7.65mm Model I went to the German army
- 3. Wikipedia, “Langenhan pistol” ↗, maker: F.L. Selbstlader by Friedrich Langenhan, Zella-Mehlis
- 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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1914–1937 → 1914–1928. Unblinking Eye: Model I made from late 1914 to about the end of WWI; Models II and III (6.35mm) made from about 1919/20 to about 1928, then sold from stock
Historical context
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