Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Royal C96-type pistol, with holster stock

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 43 ↗

Royal, semiautomatic pistol, cal. 7.63 x 25mm (.30 Mauser), having an integral 10 or 20 round magazine, 5-1/2", 6-1/4", or 7-1/8" barrel, and accompanied by an original Spanish mfd. detachable holster/stock.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by an original Spanish mfd. detachable holster/stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having an integral 10 or 20 round magazine, 5-1/2", 6-1/4", or 7-1/8" barrel”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1926–1934.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Spain
Manufacturer
Beistegui Hermanos, Eibar¹
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.63mm Mauser
Made
c. 1926–1934production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 43 ↗ · 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” ↗, maker: Royal pistols produced by Beistegui Hermanos, Eibar
  2. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years: Royal semi-auto appeared 1926; MM31 with 20-round fixed magazine made until 1934
Fact tags
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  • 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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1927–1934 → 1926–1934. Wikipedia: the first Royal semi-auto appeared in 1926

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