C&R · IV · 139
Type 94 37mm 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 ↗
Japanese, Model 94, 37mm gun, mfd. prior to 1946.
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
JapanBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Not stated (Japanese manufacture)Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- CannonBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 37mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Before 1946Basis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
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, “Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun” ↗, years: 'actual production began in 1936'; infobox production date 1936-1941 (designation year 1934); within ATF's '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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1934–1945 → 1936–1941. Wikipedia: production began 1936, infobox production 1936–1941 (1934 = designation year)
- Evidence passMaker: Japanese Army arsenals → Not stated (Japanese manufacture)
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gunfort nelson.jpg” by me, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Type 94 37 mm quick-firing gun was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army. It was used in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 94's number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2594 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1934 in the Gregorian calendar.