Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Royal selective-fire pistol

Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 86 ↗

Royal, selective fire pistol, cal. 7.63mm (.30 Mauser), copy of Mauser Model 1896 pistol.

ATF lists cal. 7.63mm; this is the 7.63mm Mauser cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1927–1934.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Spain
Manufacturer
Beistegui Hermanos, Eibar²
Type
Pistol
Action
Select-fire / auto
Caliber
7.63mm Mauser
Made
c. 1927–1934production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 86 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years: Beistegui Hermanos began producing select-fire C96 copies in 1927, for export to the Far East
  2. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, maker: Beistegui Hermanos; Royal MM31
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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Mauser C96 (base model shown for Royal selective-fire pistol)
Shown: a Mauser C96 pistol, not this Spanish Royal select-fire copy.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Mauser C96”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.