C&R · IV · 197

Smith & Wesson Model 76

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. 87 ↗

Smith & Wesson, Model 76 submachineguns, cal. 9mm Parabellum, all S/Ns, originally mfd. by Smith & Wesson prior to 1975.

ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “originally mfd. by Smith & Wesson prior to 1975”
ATF REQUIRESMade 1974 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1975”
INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 87 ↗ · ATF original ↗

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Verbatim check

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Editorial facts

Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence

References

1. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 76” ↗, years: production 1967–1974
2. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 76” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; produced by Smith & Wesson

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

17 October 2026Data-trust reviewYears shown as: All serial numbers → Before 1975. ATF states "prior to 1975"; label matched to the stated date

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Smith & Wesson M76 SMG AM.007171 (2).jpg” by Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum), CC BY 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 76”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun (SMG) was produced by Smith & Wesson from 1967 to 1974.