Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IIIA · 011

Mannlicher M1896 pistol-carbine

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 ↗

Mannlicher, Model 1896, cal. 7.63mm Mannlicher, pistol-carbine, utilizing a pistol frame and lockwork and a regular type rifle butt stock and forearm and 11-3/4" barrel.

ATF names the cartridge as 7.63mm Mannlicher. References give the M1896 family’s chambering as the bottlenecked 7.65mm Mannlicher (7.65×25mm, a Borchardt-type case), not the straight-cased 7.63mm round of the Mannlicher M1901.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “pistol-carbine, utilizing a pistol frame and lockwork and a regular type rifle butt stock and forearm and 11-3/4" barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
  • INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Austria (Austria-Hungary)
Manufacturer
Not stated
Type
Rifle¹
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.63mm Mannlicher
Made
Pre-1899²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 64 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Mannlicher M1901” ↗, type: the Mannlicher M1896 section notes variations including a detachable shoulder stock model and a carbine version
  2. Wikipedia, “Mannlicher M1901” ↗, years: the M1896 appeared after the M1894; fewer than 1,000 M1896/M1897/01 made; start 1896 from the model year
  3. Wikipedia, “Mannlicher M1901” ↗, note on the ATF wording: M1896 section: "Both the M1896 and M1897/01 were chambered for the 7.65×25mm Mannlicher"; the M1901 used a straight-case cartridge "listed in Austria as 7.63 mm Mannlicher"
  4. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, note on the ATF wording: Gun Digest (Standard Catalog text): Model 1896/03 made "as both pistol and pistol-carbine", "Chambered for 7.65mm Mannlicher cartridge, which is really a 7.65mm Borchardt"
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. Evidence passNote on the ATF wording added. Wikipedia Mannlicher M1901 and Gun Digest Model 1896/03
  2. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

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Summary: Wikipedia, “Mannlicher M1901”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Mannlicher M1901 was an early semi-automatic pistol designed by Austrian engineer Ferdinand Mannlicher. It was developed in Austria-Hungary in the early 20th century and manufactured by Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft (Œ.W.G.) in Steyr. The M1901 was one of Mannlicher's early self-loading pistol designs and was produced in limited numbers.