Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Hotchkiss 25mm SA-L anti-tank gun, Mle 1934 & 1937

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 ↗

French, Canon leger de 25 antichar SA-L mle., 1934 and Canon leger de 25 antichar SA-L mle., 1937, commonly known as French Model 34 SA and 37A, respectively, cal. 25mm, anti-tank cannon.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1934–1940.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
France
Manufacturer
Hotchkiss et Cie; APX (Puteaux)¹²
Type
Cannon
Action
Other
Caliber
25mm
Made
1934–1940production; ATF states no date³⁴
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 83 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun” ↗, maker: infobox designer/manufacturer Hotchkiss; the Mle 1937 SA-L is 'a lengthened 77 caliber derivative designed by the APX'
  2. Wikipedia, “25 mm APX modèle 1937” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Puteaux (APX) for the Mle 1937
  3. Wikipedia, “Canon de 25 mm semi-automatique modèle 1934” ↗, years: the Hotchkiss design 'est accepté en 1934' as the canon de 25 mm SA modèle 1934 (infobox date 1934)
  4. Wikipedia, “25 mm APX modèle 1937” ↗, years: infobox production date 1938–1940 (Mle 1937)
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
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Historical context

Hotchkiss 25mm SA-L anti-tank gun, Mle 1934 & 1937

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “25 mm SA mle 1934 Saumur 01.jpg” by No machine-readable author provided. PpPachy assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun from the 1930s, built by the Hotchkiss arsenal, that saw service in the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and the Indochina War.