C&R · III · 153
Taylor Fur Getter
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 ↗
The Taylor Fur Getter, mfd. by the F.C. Taylor Fur Co., St. Louis, MO, cal. .22 rimfire.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by the F.C. Taylor Fur Co.”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1914–1930.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ⁴- Manufacturer
- F.C. Taylor Fur Co., St. Louis, MOBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- OtherBasis: outside reference ²
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- .22 rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1914–1930production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 44 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. web.archive.org ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Rock Island Auction lot (Wayback copy): "Manufactured by F. C. Taylor during the early 20th century", marked "TAYLOR FUR GETTER./F.C. TAYLOR FUR CO. ST. LOUIS. MO." and "PAT'D JUNE 2 1914/OTHER PAT'S PENDING", so marked guns date from 1914 on; the 1930 end is our estimate ("early 20th century")
- 2. web.archive.org ↗, type: "F. C. Taylor Fur Getter Trap Gun", set to be fired by an animal pulling the baited hook: type Other
- 3. web.archive.org ↗, action: "To load, the pin is unscrewed, allowing removal of the barrel for loading from the rear. To cock, the striker is pulled backwards": a single-shot striker trap gun, action Other
- 4. web.archive.org ↗, country: marked "F.C. TAYLOR FUR CO. ST. LOUIS. MO."
- 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
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Evidence passYears: 1912–1930 → 1914–1930. The guns are marked "PAT'D JUNE 2 1914" (Lovelace patent 1,098,742), so 1912 predates the earliest marked production (RIA lot, Wayback)
Historical context
Image: U.S. Patent 1,098,742, “Trap-gun, sheet 1” by Charles D. Lovelace, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.