Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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S&W Military & Police, Ideal 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. 44 ↗

Smith & Wesson, Model Military and Police revolver, cal. .38, S/N 112037, with original Ideal holster/shoulder stock.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “with original Ideal holster/shoulder stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 112037”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1899–1910.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson
Type
Pistol
Action
Other
Caliber
.38
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1899–1910production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 44 ↗ · 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, “Smith & Wesson Model 10” ↗, years: Hand Ejector Model of 1899 became the .38 Military & Police
  2. landofborchardt.com ↗, years: Ideal holster-stock made c. 1901–1910, also for the S&W .38
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

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Smith & Wesson Model 10 (base model shown for S&W Military & Police, Ideal holster stock)
Shown: a Smith & Wesson Military and Police revolver alone, without the Ideal holster/shoulder stock this entry requires.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M&Prevolver.jpg” by The original uploader was Olegvolk at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 10”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899, the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a K-frame revolver. In production since 1899, the Model 10 is a six-shot, .38 Special, double-action revolver with fixed sights. Over its production run it has been available with barrel lengths of 2 in (51 mm), 3 in (76 mm), 4 in (100 mm), 5 in (130 mm), and 6 in (150 mm). Barrels of 2.5 inches (64 mm) are also known to have been made for special contracts. Over 6,000,000 of the type have been produced over the years, making it the most-produced handgun of the 20th century.