Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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FG 42 paratrooper rifle

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, FG42 Parachutists rifle, cal. 7.92mm, mfd. prior to 1946.

ATF lists cal. 7.92mm; this is the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1946”
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Germany
Manufacturer
Rheinmetall-Borsig; Heinrich Krieghoff¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Select-fire / auto²
Caliber
7.92×57mm
Made
Before 1946³
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 84 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “FG 42” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Rheinmetall (limited), Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, L. O. Dietrich (limited)
  2. Wikipedia, “FG 42” ↗, action: a selective-fire 7.92×57mm automatic rifle
  3. Wikipedia, “FG 42” ↗, years: infobox production date 1943–1945 (design 1941–1942); ATF 'mfd. prior to 1946'
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

  1. Evidence passYears: 1942–1945 → 1943–1945. Wikipedia infobox production 1943–1945 (1942 = design)

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Historical context

FG 42 paratrooper rifle

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “FG42.jpg” by Fab-pe at Portuguese Wikipedia., Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “FG 42”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The FG 42 is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.