C&R · III · 045
Mauser Tankgewehr M1918
Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 24 ↗
German, Model 1918, (WWI) anti-tank rifle (PzAgew 1918), cal. 13.25mm.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1918–1919.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 24 ↗ · 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, “Mauser Tankgewehr M1918” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Mauser; "began mass production at Oberndorf am Neckar in May 1918"
- 2. Wikipedia, “Mauser Tankgewehr M1918” ↗, action: infobox action: bolt-action
- 3. Wikipedia, “Mauser Tankgewehr M1918” ↗, years: infobox production date January 1918 – April 1919; "production ceased in April 1919. Approximately 1,490 were produced after the cessation of hostilities"
- 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: 1918 → 1918–1919. Article: production January 1918 – April 1919, about 1,490 made after the Armistice
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Mauser Tank-Gewehr M1918.jpg” by Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Mauser Tankgewehr M1918”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Tankgewehr M1918 (transl. Tankgun), also known as the Mauser 13mm anti-tank rifle and T-Gewehr in English, is a German anti-tank rifle—the first rifle designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets—and the only anti-tank rifle to see service in World War I. Approximately 16,900 were produced.