Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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DWM Luger Model 1920 carbine, with stock

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. 26 ↗

Luger, DWM pistol-carbine, Model 1920, cal.’s 7.65mm or 9mm, with accompanying original commercial type shoulder stock, with or without forearm piece, having barrel lengths of 11- 3/4" to less than 16".

ATF lists cal. 9mm; this is the 9mm Parabellum (9×19mm) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “with accompanying original commercial type shoulder stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having barrel lengths of 11- 3/4" to less than 16"”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1930.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Germany
Manufacturer
DWM (Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken)
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.65mm, 9mm Parabellum
Made
c. 1920–1930production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 26 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, years: Carbine versions produced commercially; carbine production restarted in the early 1920s
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
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for DWM Luger Model 1920 carbine, with stock)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not the DWM Model 1920 pistol-carbine with its stock.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Luger IMG 6768-retouched.jpg” by Luger_IMG_6768.jpg: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Luger pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole, commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949.