C&R · IV · 070
7.5cm StuK 40 assault gun
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 ↗
German, 7.5cm Stu.K 40 assault gun (75mm).
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1942–1945.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 83 ↗ · 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, “7.5 cm KwK 40” ↗, type: a German 75 mm vehicle-mounted gun (infobox type Tank gun): Cannon; 'When mounted on a casemate-armored assault gun … the weapon was called Sturmkanone 40 (StuK 40)'; the article covers both KwK 40 and StuK 40
- 2. Wikipedia, “7.5 cm KwK 40” ↗, years: infobox production date 1942-45 (KwK 40 / StuK 40)
- 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
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-154-1991-24A, Russland, Sturmgeschütz, Ausbau der Kanone.jpg” by Dreyer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “7.5 cm KwK 40”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The 7.5 cm KwK 40 was a German 75 mm Second World War era vehicle-mounted gun, used as the primary armament of the German Panzer IV medium tank and the Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns which were used as tank destroyers.