C&R · III · 115
Mauser C96 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. 43 ↗
Mauser, Model 1896, cal. 7.63mm Mauser, pistol-carbine with accompanying shoulder stock, having a barrel length of from 11-3/4" to 16".
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with accompanying shoulder stock”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a barrel length of from 11-3/4" to 16"”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1896–1905.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Mauser, OberndorfBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 7.63mm MauserBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1896–1905production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 43 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years: M1896 Kavallerie Karabiner, 300 mm then 370 mm barrels; dropped from production after 1899
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1899–1905 → 1896–1905. The Model 1896 carbine dates from 1896 (Wikipedia); the 1905 end is our estimate limit
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Mauser C96”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.