Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Strong breech-loading salute cannon

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 ↗

Strong Breech Loading Salute Cannon, cal. 10 gauge, mfd. by Strong Firearms Co., New Haven, CT, after 1898.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Strong Firearms Co.”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1899 or later (ATF’s dates)ATF: “after 1898”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Strong Firearms Co., New Haven, CTBasis: the ATF wording
Type
CannonBasis: outside reference ¹
Action
OtherBasis: no citation
Caliber
10 gaugeBasis: the ATF wording
Made
After 1898Basis: estimate
Service
Commercial

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 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. hylandgranby.com ↗, type: Brass 10-gauge signal cannon on yacht carriage marked Strong FA Co., New Haven CT
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. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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