C&R · II · 503
S&W .22/32 Hand Ejector (Bekeart Model)
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. 16 ↗
Smith & Wesson, Model .22/32 Hand Ejector (Bekeart Model), cal. .22LR, S/Ns 138220 to 534636 (no letter).
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns 138220 to 534636 (no letter)”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1911–1953.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Smith & WessonBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ¹
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22 LRBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serials only · c. 1911–1953production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 16 ↗ · 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. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, type: Gun Digest: .22-32 Hand Ejector (Bekeart), "only 292 revolvers of his initial order delivered" — a revolver (handgun)
- 2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: "S&W went on to manufacture several hundred thousand of these revolvers between 1911 and 1953"
- 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
- None
Historical context
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