C&R · IV · 121
Cannone da 47/32 M35 anti-tank gun
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. 85 ↗
Italian, Cannone anticarro e d'accompagnamento 47/32 M1935, cal. 47mm, all variations and manufacturers.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1935–1945.
- 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. 85 ↗ · 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. Wikipedia, “Cannone da 47/32” ↗, type: an Italian artillery piece used as infantry gun and anti-tank gun: Cannon
- 2. quartermastersection.com ↗, action: breech: horizontal sliding block (artillery piece): Other
- 3. quartermastersection.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): 'Year 1935'; designed by Böhler and built under licence by the Italians (Italian Wikipedia 47/32 Mod. 1935: Entrata in servizio 1937); end year 1945 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
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “47mm 47-32 anti tank gun cfb borden 1.jpg” by Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Cannone da 47/32”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Cannone da 47/32 mod. 1935 was an Italian artillery piece that saw service during World War II. It was originally designed by Austrian firm Böhler, and produced in Italy under license. The Cannone da 47/32 was used both as an infantry gun and an anti-tank gun at which it was effective against light to medium armored tanks.