Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IIIA · 041

Stevens Vernier New Model Pocket Rifle No. 40½, .25/.32

Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 80 ↗

Stevens, Vernier, New Model Pocket Rifle, No. 40 1/2, cal.’s .25 Stevens or .32 long rimfire.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
  • INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States³
Manufacturer
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.¹
Type
Other
Action
Other⁴
Caliber
.25 Stevens, .32 Long
Made
Pre-1899²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 80 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Stevens Arms” ↗, maker: J. Stevens & Co. 1864–1886; J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company 1886–1916
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: No. 40-1/2, No. 40 with a vernier tang sight, "Approximately 2,500 manufactured between 1896 and 1915"; start 1896 sourced, and Section IIIA limits the end at 1898
  3. Wikipedia, “Stevens Arms” ↗, country: "an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864" in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; maker of the pocket rifles
  4. thefirearmblog.com ↗, action: the Stevens Pocket Rifle "was essentially the same firearm as the Pocket Pistol" with a longer barrel and detachable stock; the pocket pistols were "single-shot single-action pistols": a single-shot tip-up, action Other
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 passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 44,123 (shown for Stevens Vernier New Model Pocket Rifle No. 40½, .25/.32)
Shown: the patent drawing for Joshua Stevens's tip-up breech action (U.S. Patent 44,123), drawn as a pistol; not this pocket rifle.

Image: U.S. Patent 44,123, “Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms, sheet 1” by Joshua Stevens, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.