C&R · II · 401
Reising .22 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 ↗
Reising, cal. .22, semiautomatic pistol.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1925.
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. americansocietyofarmscollectors.org ↗, years: Reising Arms Co. incorporated Dec. 1919; about 2,500 made before 1923 bankruptcy; second firm to late 1925
- 2. americansocietyofarmscollectors.org ↗, maker: Reising Arms Co., Hartford, then Reising Manufacturing Corp.
- 3. americansocietyofarmscollectors.org ↗, country: The Reising Arms Company was based in Hartford, Connecticut; later Reising Manufacturing Corp., New York
- 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: 1916–1924 → 1920–1925. ASOAC Bulletin 119: Reising made the pistols through two firms from 1919/1920 to late 1925
Historical context
Image: U.S. Patent 1,395,141, “Firearm, sheet 1” by Eugene G. Reising, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.