C&R · II · 542
Stock 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 ↗
Stock, semiautomatic pistols, all cal.’s, mfd. by Franz Stock.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Franz Stock”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1940.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 17 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. unblinkingeye.com ↗, years: production of 7.65mm began 1920 or 1921, 6.35mm within a year or two, .22 target pistol 1924; last pistols proofed after 15 January 1940
- 2. unblinkingeye.com ↗, maker: Franz Stock company, Berlin
- 3. unblinkingeye.com ↗, country: 'the Franz Stock Company of Berlin'; German patents and Berlin directory listings
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1923–1940 → 1920–1940. 7.65mm production began 1920 or 1921; the last pistols were proofed after January 1940
Historical context
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