Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Mauser Parabellum 75th Year Commemorative Karabiner

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 Parabellum 75th Year Commemorative Karabiner, manufactured in 1979, with accompanying shoulder stock.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Mauser Parabellum 75th Year Commemorative Karabiner”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with accompanying shoulder stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1979 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “manufactured in 1979”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
GermanyBasis: outside reference ⁴
Manufacturer
Mauser-Werke, OberndorfBasis: outside reference ³
Type
PistolBasis: outside reference ²
Action
Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ⁵
Caliber
9mm ParabellumBasis: outside reference ¹
Made
1979Basis: the ATF wording
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 43 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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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. 1. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, calibers: 9 mm Luger cal., 11-3/4-inch barrel; one of 250
  2. 2. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, type: Luger pistol with detachable matching walnut shoulder stock
  3. 3. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, maker: Mauser Parabellum, commemorating the 1902 Karabiner
  4. 4. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, country
  5. 5. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, action: the Mauser-Werke Parabellum is the same toggle-locked semi-automatic pistol (infobox type Semi-automatic pistol)
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
3 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Medium → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewSearch aliases updated. Added 9mm luger
  3. Data-trust reviewCalibers: Not stated → 9mm Parabellum. RIA lot 597: 9 mm Luger

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for Mauser Parabellum 75th Year Commemorative Karabiner)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not the Mauser 75th Year Commemorative Karabiner.

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.