Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · III · 069

Kennedy repeating rifle, 14-inch barrel

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 ↗

Kennedy Repeating Rifle, cal. .44, with 14" barrel, S/N C329.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 14" barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N C329”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1880–1886.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁴
Manufacturer
Whitney Arms Co., New Haven, CT¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever³
Caliber
.44
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1880–1886production; ATF states no date²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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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. forgottenweapons.com ↗, maker: Whitney-Kennedy lever action rifle by Whitney
  2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years: From 1880 until 1886 about 23,500 rifles and carbines were made
  3. forgottenweapons.com ↗, action: Lever action
  4. Wikipedia, “Eli Whitney Museum” ↗, country
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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1879–1886 → 1880–1886. Forgotten Weapons: made 1880–1886

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 215,227 (shown for Kennedy repeating rifle, 14-inch barrel)
Shown: the patent drawing for S. V. Kennedy's magazine fire-arm (U.S. Patent 215,227, May 13, 1879), a sectional view of the action; not a production example.

Image: U.S. Patent 215,227, “Improvement in magazine fire-arms, sheet 1” by Samuel V. Kennedy, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.