Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Spanish C96 copies, with holster stock, before 1946

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 ↗

Spanish mfd. copies of the Mauser, Model 1896, semiautomatic pistol produced prior to 1946, cal.’s 7.63mm or 9mm, having either integral or detachable magazines, accompanied by original Spanish mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stock.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Spanish mfd. copies of the Mauser”
  • ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by original Spanish mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having either integral or detachable magazines”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “produced prior to 1946”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Spain
Manufacturer
Various Spanish makers
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.63mm, 9mm
Made
Before 1946¹
Service
Military
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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 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Mauser C96” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): ETAI / Royal Model H by Beistegui Hermanos "was the first pseudo-Mauser on the market, a relatively crude semi-auto appearing in 1926"; Astra began its copy in 1927; end is ATF's "prior to 1946"
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. Evidence passYears: 1927–1945 → 1926–1945. Mauser C96 dates the first Spanish semi-auto copy (Beistegui Royal Model H) to 1926, a year before Astra

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Astra Model 900 (base model shown for Spanish C96 copies, with holster stock, before 1946)
Shown: an Astra Spanish copy of the C96, not every Spanish copy this entry covers, nor its holster stock.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “ASTRA 903.jpg” by Andrzejwojciechowski, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Astra Model 900”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Astra Model 900 is one of many Spanish copies of the German Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol. It shares the same caliber, magazine capacity, and holster type and is generally very similar to the German handgun.