C&R · III · 123
Novelty palm gun
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 ↗
Novelty four barreled palm gun, cal. .22, manufactured by O.F. Mossberg or C.S. Shattuck Arms Co, circa 1906-1909.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade by one of the makers ATF names: “manufactured by O.F. Mossberg or C.S. Shattuck Arms Co”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1906–1909 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “circa 1906-1909”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- O.F. Mossberg; C.S. Shattuck Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ¹
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1906–1909Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. thefirearmblog.com ↗, type
- 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: U.S. Patent 837,867, “Pistol, sheet 1” by Oscar F. Mossberg, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.