Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Mauser Luger, engraved, S/N RG 900/1001

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 Luger, S/N RG 900/1001, cal. 9mm, special engraving and walnut grips.

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

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “special engraving and walnut grips”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N RG 900/1001”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1969–1986.

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
Germany⁴
Manufacturer
Mauser-Werke, Oberndorf
Type
Pistol²
Action
Semi-auto³
Caliber
9mm Parabellum
Made
S/N RG 900/1001 only · c. 1969–1986production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 12 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): "In 1969 … Mauser Werke in Oberndorf restarted Parabellum production, which ceased in 1986 when the last commemorative model was produced"; S/N RG 900/1001 itself is not dated
  2. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, type: the Luger (Parabellum) is a toggle-locked semi-automatic pistol; ATF names a Mauser Luger
  3. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, action: infobox action toggle-locked, short recoil (semi-automatic)
  4. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, country: Mauser Werke, Oberndorf (Germany), postwar production 1969–1986
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 reviewYears: 1970–1985 → 1969–1986. Wikipedia: Mauser Oberndorf postwar Parabellum production ran 1969–1986

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Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for Mauser Luger, engraved, S/N RG 900/1001)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not this engraved Mauser Luger.

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.