Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Mauser Luger Artillery, Royal Thai Police contract

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. 43 ↗

Mauser, commercial Luger Artillery Model semiautomatic pistols, cal. 9mm, Mauser banner marked, produced under contract for the Royal Thai Police accompanied by original, German mfd., detachable wooden shoulder stocks.

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

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Mauser banner marked, produced under contract for the Royal Thai Police accompanied by original, German mfd., detachable wooden shoulder stocks”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1936–1937.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Germany
Manufacturer
Mauser, Oberndorf
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
9mm Parabellum
Made
c. 1936–1937production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 43 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years: In 1936 and 1937 Siam bought several hundred new Mauser Lugers for the Bangkok Police, including 100 long-barreled
  2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, service: Police, not military
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. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1934–1942 → 1936–1937. Forgotten Weapons: the Siamese police Lugers were bought in 1936–1937

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Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for Mauser Luger Artillery, Royal Thai Police contract)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not the Mauser Royal Thai Police Artillery model 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.