C&R · III · 047
Belt buckle gun, .22 rimfire (Louis Marquis)
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, original (Nazi) Belt Buckle gun, cal. .22 rimfire, marked "D.R.P. Ausl. Pat., Louis Marquis, W. Elberfeld."
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "D.R.P. Ausl. Pat., Louis Marquis, W. Elberfeld."”
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “original (Nazi) Belt Buckle gun”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1934–1945.
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. gunsandammo.com ↗, maker: Invented and designed by Louis Marquis
- 2. gunsandammo.com ↗, service: 1943 order for Himmler's SS; example carries Waffenamt eagle proofs
- 3. gunsandammo.com ↗, calibers: .22 LR, four 1-3/4-inch barrels
- 4. web.archive.org ↗, type
- 5. wearethemighty.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Louis Marquis "patented his design in 1934 and named it the Koppelschlosspistole"; RIA and Guns & Ammo: 1943 order for examples for Himmler's SS; 1945 end is our estimate
- 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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewService: Commercial → Military. Guns & Ammo: made to a 1943 SS order, Waffenamt-proofed
Historical context
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