C&R · II · 529
Sosso pistol
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 ↗
Sosso, pistols, mfd. by Giulio Sosso, Turin, Italy, or Fabrica Nationale D'Armi, Brescia, Italy, cal. 9mm.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Giulio Sosso”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1935–1943.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
ItalyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Giulio Sosso, Turin; Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi, BresciaBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 9mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1935–1943production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ²
- 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. forgottenweapons.com ↗, general: produced experimentally by FNA Brescia in very small numbers during WWII; examples dated 1942; Sosso's patents 1936-1941; 9mm Parabellum, 21-round chain magazine
- 2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): article: 'produced experimentally by FNA Brescia in Italy in very small numbers during World War II'; readers report examples marked 1942 and Sosso patents published 1936–1941; start 1935 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
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