C&R · II · 413
Remington Model 51
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 ↗
Remington, Model 51, semiautomatic pistol, cal.’s .32 ACP or .380 ACP.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1918–1926.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ²- Manufacturer
- Remington Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .32 ACP, .380 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1918–1926production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- 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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Remington Model 51” ↗, years: Remington made approximately 65,000 Model 51 pistols from 1918 to 1926 (small numbers assembled into the mid-1930s); infobox production date 1918–1926
- 2. Wikipedia, “Remington Model 51” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1918–1927 → 1918–1926. Wikipedia: made from 1918 to 1926
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Remington pederson 51.jpg” by No machine-readable author provided. Nemo5576 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Remington Model 51”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Remington Model 51 is a small pocket pistol designed by John Pedersen and manufactured by Remington Arms in the early 20th century for the American civilian market. Remington manufactured approximately 65,000 Model 51 pistols in .32 ACP and .380 ACP calibers from 1918 to 1926, though small numbers were assembled into the mid-1930s.