Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Stevens Hunter’s Pet No. 34½ pocket rifle

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 ↗

Stevens, Hunter's Pet No. 34 1/2 Pocket Rifle, cal.’s .22 short to .44-40 WCF.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1872–1900.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
J. Stevens & Co.; J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.¹⁴
Type
Other
Action
Other
Caliber
.22 Short – .44-40 WCF
Made
c. 1872–1900production; ATF states no date²
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 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Stevens Arms” ↗, maker: J. Stevens Arms (founded 1864, Chicopee, MA) made rifle, shotgun and pistol designs
  2. web.archive.org ↗, years: Rock Island Auction lot (Wayback copy): 'Cased Stevens No. 34 1/2 Vernier Hunter's Pet Pocket Rifle ... manufactured between 1872 and 1886 prior to the company name change'.
  3. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model)
  4. Wikipedia, “Stevens Arms” ↗, maker
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
3 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1888–1916 → 1872–1900. RIA dates the No. 34 1/2 Vernier Hunter's Pet 1872–1886 and Gun Digest the No. 34 Hunter's Pet 1872–1900
  2. Evidence passMaker: J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. → J. Stevens & Co.; J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.
  3. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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