C&R · II · 388
PAF Junior
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. 13 ↗
PAF, "Junior" semiautomatic pistol, cal. .25, mfd. by the Pretoria Arms Factory Ltd. of South Africa.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by the Pretoria Arms Factory Ltd. of South Africa”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1954–1957.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 13 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- 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. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: PAF Junior made 1954 to 1957, about 10,000
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, country: Pretoria Arms Factory, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa; designed by P. Nagel
- 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 → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1955–1965 → 1954–1957. Unblinking Eye: made from 1954 to 1957
Historical context
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