C&R · II · 355
FN Model 1950 Mauser, Congo (FP 1952)
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 12 ↗
Mauser, Congolese Model 1950 rifles marked FP 1952 on the receiver, cal. .30/06.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked FP 1952 on the receiver”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1952.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- Country
BelgiumBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Fabrique Nationale, HerstalBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .30-06Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1952production; ATF states no dateBasis: no citation
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 12 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Medium → Low
Historical context
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