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 ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- None attached yet
- 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: 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.