Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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H&R M4 survival rifle

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. 25 ↗

Harrington & Richardson, Model M4, U.S. Air Force-issue survival rifle, cal. .22 Hornet, S/N 42054, with 14-inch barrel.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 14-inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 42054”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1949–1952.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Bolt
Caliber
.22 Hornet
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1949–1952production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle” ↗, years: infobox production date 1949–1952
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: 1949–1951 → 1949–1952. Article infobox: production 1949–1952; the listed serial is undated, so the full span is kept

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Historical context

H&R M4 survival rifle

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M4-Survival-Rifle.jpg” by Curiosandrelics, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The M4 Survival Rifle was a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle developed after World War II as part of the survival gear stored under the seat of American military aircraft. It was designed to give downed aircrew a survival weapon for foraging wild game for food.