C&R · II · 372
Mondragón M1908 rifle
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 ↗
Mondragon, M-1908 rifle, cal.’s 7mm Mauser (7.57mm), 7.5 Swiss, or 30/30 Winchester.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1908–1915.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
SwitzerlandBasis: outside reference ²- Manufacturer
- SIG, NeuhausenBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- 7×57mm Mauser, 7.5×55mm Swiss, .30-30Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1908–1915production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
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. Wikipedia, “Mondragón rifle” ↗, years: adopted 1908, when Mexico contracted SIG for 4,000 M1908 rifles; in 1915 Germany bought the remainder produced by SIG
- 2. Wikipedia, “Mondragón rifle” ↗, country: infobox manufacturer Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG, Switzerland)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Mondragón rifle” ↗, action: the Modelo 1908 was a gas-operated rifle with a rotating bolt (self-loading)
- 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
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “FSK 15 Mondragon self-loading rifle.JPG” by Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Mondragón rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Mondragón rifle refers to one of two rifle designs developed by Mexican artillery officer General Manuel Mondragón. These designs include the straight-pull bolt-action M1893 and M1894 rifles, and Mexico's first self-loading rifle, the M1908 - the first of the designs to see combat use.