C&R · IV · 081
MK 108 30mm aircraft cannon
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. 84 ↗
German, cal. 30mm MG 108 Aircraft Machineguns/Cannons.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1943–1945.
- 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. 84 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “MK 108 cannon” ↗, maker: manufactured during WWII by Rheinmetall-Borsig (infobox manufacturer)
- 2. Wikipedia, “MK 108 cannon” ↗, years: infobox production date 1943–1945; developed 1940, ordered into production after a 1942 requirement
- 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: 1942–1945 → 1943–1945. Wikipedia infobox production 1943–1945
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “MK 108 at RAF Museum Cosford.jpg” by Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MK 108 cannon”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The MK 108 is a 30 mm caliber autocannon manufactured in Germany during World War II by Rheinmetall‑Borsig for use in aircraft.