C&R · II · 521
S&W Model 624, First Issue
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. 17 ↗
Smith & Wesson, Model 624 revolver, First Issue, cal. .44 Target, engraved year “1985" over the issue number (1-25) on the right sideplate.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “engraved year “1985" over the issue number (1-25) on the right sideplate”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1985.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Smith & WessonBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .44 SpecialBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Issue nos. 1–25 · c. 1985production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 17 ↗ · 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 ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Gun Digest: Model 624 "Model of 1985" .44 Target, made 1985-1988
- 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
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.