Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Standard Arms Model G

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 ↗

Standard Arms Co., rifle Model G, slide action or gas operated, any cal.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1909–1914.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Standard Arms Co., Wilmington, DEBasis: outside reference ³
Type
RifleBasis: the ATF wording
Action
Semi-auto / OtherBasis: outside reference ²
Caliber
Any caliberBasis: the ATF wording
Made
c. 1909–1914production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 17 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. nramuseum.org ↗, years: barrel markings: Standard Arms Co. (1909-1911), Standard Arms Manufacturing Company (1912-1914)
  2. 2. nramuseum.org ↗, action: gas-operated; can be worked as a slide action by closing the gas port
  3. 3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, maker: Standard Arms Co. of Wilmington, DE, operated late 1910 to April 1914
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewYears: 1909–1912 → 1909–1914. Barrel markings run Standard Arms Co. (1909-1911) and Standard Arms Manufacturing Co. (1912-1914); the company closed in April 1914

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 814,242 (shown for Standard Arms Model G)
Shown: the patent drawing for Morris F. Smith's gas-operated rifle (U.S. Patent 814,242), the design of the Standard Arms Model G; not a production example.

Image: U.S. Patent 814,242, “Automatic gas-operated firearm, sheet 1” by Morris F. Smith, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.