C&R · II · 336
Kolibri pistols
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗
Kolibri, pistols, cal.’s 2.7mm and 3mm Kolibri.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1914–1938.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
AustriaBasis: outside reference ⁵- Manufacturer
- Franz Pfannl, Krems; Georg GrabnerBasis: outside reference ²
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Caliber
- 2.7mm Kolibri, 3mm KolibriBasis: outside reference ³
- Made
- c. 1914–1938production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- 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. Wikipedia, “Franz Pfannl” ↗, years: Kolibri manufactured between 1914 and 1938
- 2. Wikipedia, “Kolibri Pistol” ↗, maker: designed and produced in Austria by Georg Grabner and Franz Pfannl
- 3. Wikipedia, “Kolibri Pistol” ↗, calibers: offered in 2.7mm and 3mm
- 4. Wikipedia, “Kolibri Pistol” ↗, action: semi-automatic
- 5. Wikipedia, “Kolibri Pistol” ↗, country: designed and produced in Austria (initially Austria-Hungary)
- 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 → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: 2mm Kolibri → none. 2mm Kolibri is about the 2mm Kolibri cartridge (lead image is a dimension drawing), not these pistols
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Pistol Kolibri (19890833309).jpg” by Staffan Vilcans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.