C&R · II · 396
Phoenix (U.S.A.) .25 pistol
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 ↗
Phoenix, (U.S.A.), pistol, cal. .25 ACP.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1921.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ³- Manufacturer
- Phoenix Mfg. Co. (Henri Rosier), Lowell, MABasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Caliber
- .25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1920–1921production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Commercial
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 ↗, maker: Phoenix Manufacturing Company, run by Henri Rosier, 341 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: about 1920–1921; probably about 1,000 made
- 3. unblinkingeye.com ↗, country: made by the Phoenix Manufacturing Company in Lowell, Massachusetts
- 4. unblinkingeye.com ↗, action: 6.35mm automatic pistol, an exact replica of the Melior Model 1912
- 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
- 4 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewSearch aliases updated. Added rosier, melior
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1920–1925 → 1920–1921. Listed in Lowell directories 1920 and 1921; production stopped when Robar parts ran out
- Data-trust reviewMaker: Phoenix Arms Co., Lowell, MA → Phoenix Mfg. Co. (Henri Rosier), Lowell, MA. Unblinking Eye: made by Henri Rosier's Phoenix Manufacturing Company, Lowell
Historical context
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