Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Parker-Hale T-4 target 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. 13 ↗

Parker-Hale, Model T-4, cal. 7.62mm, bolt action target rifles, mfd. prior to 1975.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1974 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1975”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United KingdomBasis: outside reference ³
Manufacturer
Parker-Hale Ltd., BirminghamBasis: the ATF wording
Type
RifleBasis: the ATF wording
Action
BoltBasis: outside reference ²
Caliber
7.62mmBasis: the ATF wording
Made
Before 1975Basis: outside reference ¹
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 13 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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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. 1. rifleman.org.uk ↗, years: "in 1970, came the Parker-Hale T4 target rifle"; still in the 1973 catalogue
  2. 2. rifleman.org.uk ↗, action: built on the Lee-Enfield No.4 action in 7.62mm NATO
  3. 3. Wikipedia, “Parker-Hale” ↗, country: British firearms manufacturer, Birmingham, England
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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1960–1974 → 1970–1974. The T4 was introduced in 1970; ATF caps it at prior to 1975

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Historical context

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