C&R · II · 366
Menz PB IIIA
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 ↗
Menz, PB IIIA, cal. 7.65mm, mfd. by August Menz, Suhl, Germany.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by August Menz”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1930–1938.
Editorial facts · Our research
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: work began about 1930; Model III advertised May 1933; Menz sold the company in 1938
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, type: the Model IIIA is the striker-fired version of the Model III 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
- 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: 1925–1937 → 1930–1938. Unblinking Eye: Menz began the Model III/IV about 1930, advertised the III in 1933, and sold the firm in 1938
Historical context
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