Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Rheinmetall pocket 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. 14 ↗

Rheinmetal, semiautomatic pistols, cal. .32.

ATF lists cal. .32; this is the .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1927.

Editorial facts · Our research

Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence

Country
Germany
Manufacturer
Rheinische Metallwaren- und Maschinenfabrik, Sömmerda
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.32 ACP
Made
1920–1927production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 14 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. pre98.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Pre98 Antiques (dealer): "the Model 1920 Rheinmetall Pistol. Only around 12,000 of this model were manufactured before the collapse of the company due to the hyperinflation of the Weimar era"; example "probably made in 1923"; the 1927 end year is not supported
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
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Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Medium → Low. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.

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