Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IIIA · 010

“Little All Right” palm pistol

Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 64 ↗

"Little All Right" palm pistol, cal. .22 rimfire, patented by Edward Boardman and Andrew Peavey, January 18, 1876.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
  • INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Little All Right Fire Arms Co., Toledo, OHBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
OtherBasis: no citation
Caliber
.22 rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
Made
1876–1884ATF: made in 1898 or earlier; start year approximateBasis: estimate
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 64 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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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

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 172,243

Image: U.S. Patent 172,243, “Improvement in revolving fire-arms, sheet 1” by Edward P. Boardman and Andrew J. Peavey, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.