C&R · II · 369
Menz Special
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, Special, 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 1935–1940.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- August Menz, Suhl (later Theodor Bergmann Erben)Basis: outside reference ²
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ³
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 7.65mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1935–1940production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
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: patent filed November 1934; first advertised October 1935; last Bergmann Erben record May 1940
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, maker: Theodor Bergmann Erben GmbH bought Menz in 1938
- 3. unblinkingeye.com ↗, type: the P.B. Spezial pistol, designed by Adalbert Kàdits; about 1,000 made
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1925–1937 → 1935–1940. PB Spezial patented 1934, advertised October 1935; production continued under Bergmann Erben to about 1940
- Data-trust reviewMaker: August Menz, Suhl → August Menz, Suhl (later Theodor Bergmann Erben). Bergmann Erben took over the firm in 1938
Historical context
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