Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Steyr Model 1909 pocket 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 ↗

Steyr, Model 1909, cal. .25 ACP, semiautomatic pistol.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1909–1933.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Austria (Austria-Hungary)Basis: no citation
Manufacturer
Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft, SteyrBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
Caliber
.25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
Made
1909–1933production; 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 ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. thinlineweapons.com ↗, years: approx. 130,500 made by OEWG Steyr 1909-1915 and 1919-1933; Pieper patent tip-up barrel
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: 1909–1914 → 1909–1933. About 130,500 made by OEWG 1909–1915 and 1919–1933

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Historical context

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