C&R · III · 116
Mauser C96 with holster stock, before 1940
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, semiautomatic pistol, as produced by Mauser prior to 1940 accompanied by original German mfd. detachable holster/shoulder stocks, any cal.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “as produced by Mauser prior to 1940”
- ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by original German mfd. detachable holster/shoulder stocks”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1939 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1940”
Editorial facts · Our research
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: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, country: infobox origin German Empire; manufacturer Mauser (Germany)
- 2. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years: "originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937"; "The weapon had ceased production in 1937" (inside the ATF limit "prior to 1940")
- 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 passYears: 1896–1939 → 1896–1937. Article: Mauser production ran 1896–1937 (1940 Luftwaffe sales were from stock); ATF's "prior to 1940" is only the upper 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.