C&R · III · 134
Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle
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. 44 ↗
Smith & Wesson, Model 40, Light Rifle, cal. 9mm Parabellum.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1940–1942.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 44 ↗ · 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, “Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
- 2. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle” ↗, action: "a military semi-automatic carbine"; infobox action Blowback, Open Bolt
- 3. modernfirearms.net ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): developed in 1939, "placed into limited production in 1940"; "About 1100... most of which were delivered to UK in 1940-41"; the 1942 end is our estimate
- 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 passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
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Summary: Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Model 1940 Light Rifle was a military semi-automatic carbine designed for Great Britain in preparation for World War II. The design was not considered suitable for full-scale production. Most trials rifles sent to Great Britain were destroyed at the end of World War II.